November 14th, 2011 by zen
George F. Kennan: An American Life by...
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November 10th, 2011 by zen
Storming the World Stage: The Story of...
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November 8th, 2011 by zen
Lexington Green sent this extended...
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November 7th, 2011 by zen
Turning the pages of a few books. Here’s...
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November 3rd, 2011 by zen
On War by Carl von Clausewitz has been the most...
Read morePosted in 19th century, academia, analytic, book, Clausewitz Roundtable, Clausewitzian, counterintuitive, creativity, Evolution, history, ideas, intellectuals, literature, logic, military, military history, philosophy, Questions, reading, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war, warriors, Writing | 9 comments