William S. Lind, whom I’ve never heard of, has some bloody intelligent things to say about the nature of war and the current situation we’re in. Lyrically speaking, not the most lovely of writers, but very precise and to the point. I may have to pick up a book or two of his, particularly as I think what he calls Fourth Generational Warfare–war made not at a state, but at an international gang, level; terrorism, or gureilla warfare, as practiced by all sides, if I understand him correctly–makes a hell of a good springboard for THE END OF DAYS and maybe another book or two of my own.
(Do normal people think like that?)
William Lind is an excellent writer on Maneuver Warfare. Two other excellent books worth reading on military matters are H. John Poole’s “Phantom Soldier” and Hammond’s “The Mind of War: John Boyd and National Security.” Attrition is a terribly poor strategy compared to getting inside the enemy’s Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action cycle, but sadly parts of the US Military still think in terms of the latest and greatest technology, instead of how wars are really won. :-(
Indeed. I’ve read enough military history and histories of war to know some of the U.S. military’s weaknesses, but I don’t know this guy’s stuff. Mostly I’ve read Keegan. I shall go forth with your recommendations, though, ’cause I really enjoy reading that stuff. Thanks! *beam*