I've noticed that many of you, OSC in particular have some pretty good resources of info on military history. are there any internet sited you could recommend that might bring me up to speed?
Posted by StickyWicket (Member # 7926) on :
anybody?
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
I wouldn't try to learn tactics from them, but two good military sites are:
I wouldn't send them any money, though.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
You can send me money.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
If I was you, I would just pick a famous or crucial battle: Cannae, Crecy, Battle of Chancellorsville, Midway, or an influential general like Hannibal, Alexander, Napoleon, Lee, Forrest, Patton, Rommell, etc. and just google.
You'll find plenty of sites to learn from.
Also, the gaming community probably has some good tactics sites and forums--and games. Interactivity is key to learning tactics.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
ONE wiki reference and you want money? You make spammers look good, kai.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
I believe that OSC's primary source is a great site called the "library" where they have these magical little pieces of hardware (they're like little hand-held databases) called "books," I believe. I know they sell them at places called "bookstores" as well. We live in one amazing world, don't we?
[ May 20, 2005, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: Primal Curve ]
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Print is dead.
So far, this thread has brought out an unsung genius, a librarian , and a sposter (worse than spammers.)
I guess the gamers won't arrive till the wee hours... Posted by DavidR (Member # 7473) on :
Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is a classic resource. I did a quick search on the web for it and found this site, among others, with the text of it.
I see someone's been watching the Sopranos.
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
quote:I believe that OSC's primary source is a great site called the "library" where they have these magical little pieces of hardware (they're like little hand-held databases) called "books," I believe. I know they sell them at places called "bookstores" as well. We live in one amazing world, don't we?
Instead of this rude pile of steaming sarcasm, pehaps you could have tried this Glynn:
quote:In addition to your internet search, I would also suggest reading books on the subject. Public libraries have historical sections with great resources for this sort of thing. There is also the added advantage of having all the information in these books validated for at the very least, basic fact checking. Most of the books you find will have loads of verifiable references, which your internet resources will almost certainly lack. I believe that OSC uses books as his primary research tool.
I know being a jerk to newbies is sort of your niche here Glynn, but that is not a niche we need filled.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
Hmmmph. I thought I was toning it down a lot. I thought it was fairly tongue-and-cheek.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
I rather liked Makers of Modern Strategy, which is a collection of essays on military strategists "from Machiavelli to Hitler" edited by Edward Mead Earle.
It has very interesting looks at classics like Napoleon and Clausewitz as well as more unusual choices for a military strategy book like Smith, Hamilton, Engels, and Marx.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
If you search the two best books in stratégie and Tactics illustrate by many historical example, there are The art of War (for strategy) and the 36 stratagems (for tactics).
It's stronger than Clauswitz, for me.
I recommand the five rings too, because it's more general than the Art of War and, maybe, more deep.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote:Originally posted by Xavier:
quote:I believe that OSC's primary source is a great site called the "library" where they have these magical little pieces of hardware (they're like little hand-held databases) called "books," I believe. I know they sell them at places called "bookstores" as well. We live in one amazing world, don't we?
Instead of this rude pile of steaming sarcasm, pehaps you could have tried this Glynn:
quote:In addition to your internet search, I would also suggest reading books on the subject. Public libraries have historical sections with great resources for this sort of thing. There is also the added advantage of having all the information in these books validated for at the very least, basic fact checking. Most of the books you find will have loads of verifiable references, which your internet resources will almost certainly lack. I believe that OSC uses books as his primary research tool.
I know being a jerk to newbies is sort of your niche here Glynn, but that is not a niche we need filled.
You tell him!
Don't you ever think about people's feelings, PC? Maybe this kid saw your sarcastic remark and decided life wasn't worth living any more, huh, what then?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
The phrase "military tactics" covers a lot of subject matter.
Did you have a specific field of study? Land? Air? Naval battles? Squad level and operative level?
You can pick from a slew of battles, armies and so forth to study and review.
Some themes are universal, no matter what time, terrain or equipment are employed.
-Trevor
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
I'd like money too. I can give you ten wikipedia links for ten bucks, and that's cutting me own throat. Special once-in-a-lifetime offer.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Cut-Me-Own-Throat Joldo, eh?
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Of course.
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