 | The Transformation of War: The Most Radical Reinterpretation of Armed Conflict Since Clausewitz by Martin Van Creveld
Buy new: $26.60 / Used from: $11.97 Transforms your thinking on war
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 | Phantom Soldier: The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower by H. John Poole
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.99 Inside the mind of the insurgent
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 | The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century by Colonel Thomas X. Hammes USMC
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $3.71 A new warfare paradigm for the 21st century
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 | A Swift, Elusive Sword: What if Sun Tzu and John Boyd Did a National Defense Review? by Chester W. Richards
Buy new: $25.00 / Used from: $48.67 Defense appropriations - more is not necessarily better, no better bang for your buck
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 | The Tiger's Way: A U.S. Private's Best Chance for Survival by H. John Poole
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $8.28 The 21st century warriors survival guide
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 | One More Bridge to Cross: Lowering the Cost of War by H. John Poole
Buy new: $9.50 / Used from: $2.18 More survival requirements for the 21st century warrior
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 | On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-tung
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.00 A classic with which every 21st century warrior must be familiar
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 | Guerrilla Warfare by Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Buy new: $9.20 / Used from: $1.99 The How-to classic for the 21st century warrior
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 | The Art of War (Shambhala classics) by Sun Tzu
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $1.20 Refer to it again and again, never let it out of your sight
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 | War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare by Robert Taber
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $15.58 A classic study of counter-insurgency
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 | Steel My Soldiers' Hearts : The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of U.S. Army, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, Vietnam by David H. Hackworth
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.01 The how-to preparation for 21st century warfare by one who did it
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 | Path to War
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $3.52 Insurgency is a political force and must be countered politically
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 | The Devil Knows How To Ride: The True Story Of William Clarke Quantril And His Confederate Raiders by Edward E. Leslie
Buy new: $20.52 / Used from: $3.32 Counterinsurgency in the War Between the States
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 | Guerrilla by Charles Wheeler Thayer
Buy used from: $29.75 A definitive work on guerrilla warfare
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 | War In The Shadows: The Guerrilla in History by Robert Asprey
Buy new: $37.75 / Used from: $24.99 An in-depth comprehensive history from ancient times to the present, a must have
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 | Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods by H. John Poole
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.94 An especially timely book and a great gift idea for friends who have to face this challenge
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 | Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. Lawrence
Buy new: $14.28 / Used from: $3.47 An entertaining first-hand account from a master of irregular warfare.
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 | Total Resistance by H. Von Dach
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $13.61 In it are the tools to make a people unconquerable and able to protect their own liberty.
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 | Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian) by B. H. Liddell Hart
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $3.04 A sweeping must read for anyone interested in military history
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 | Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice (Third Edition) by C. E. Callwell
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $9.89 More than a century later, still a classic definitive study in irregular warfare
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 | 150 Questions For A Guerrilla by Alberto Bayo
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.75 A 'catechism' for guerrilla practicioners, an ideal learning tool for the prospective guerrilla or one who wishes to understand the nature of guerrilla warfare
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| Guerilla: Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck and Germany's East African Empire by Hoyt
Buy used from: $37.48 A compelling read about a brilliant guerrilla commander
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 | America's Forgotten Wars: The Counterrevolutionary Past and Lessons for the Future (Contributions in Military Studies) by Sam C. Sarkesian
Buy new: $126.95 / Used from: $7.91 A whirlwind tour of 4 unconvential conflicts in American military history - a brilliant comparative study
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 | Unconventional Conflicts in a New Security Era: Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam (Contributions in Military Studies) by Sam C. Sarkesian
Buy used from: $88.77 A compelling and brilliant comparative study of British involvement in Malaya and US involvement in Vietnam
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 | Ride with the Devil
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $2.74 A work of art with the sense of guerrillas fighting for what you believe to be right even if the cause is clearly lost
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 | A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $2.99 Highly recommended by Bill Lind for better understanding out time where the state as an entity is minimized.
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 | Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $9.63 It may seem odd for a movie such as this one to be included in a list such as this. But Ghandi, more than perhaps anyone since, demonstrated the futility of meeting force with force. The secret to success is always in the hearts and minds - loving our enemies and doing good to those who wish us evil. It is a difficult road but the only one that will give any lasting success.
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 | Terrorist Trail: Backtracking the Foreign Fighter by H. John Poole
Buy new: $12.78 / Used from: $5.13 4GW is not a military problem, it is a law enforcement problem. By far, the best book on this topic to date.
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 | Dragon Days: Time for "Unconventional" Tactics by H. John Poole
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $8.79 First portion is about the geopolitical forces at work backing terrorism. The second portion is packed with practical advice for the 4th generation warrior and his immediate superiors.
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 | A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam by Lewis Sorley
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $11.17 How Washington DC snatched defeat from the jaws of victory....
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 | A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) by Alistair Horne
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.63 A classic study of unconventional warfare in the middle east. A must read for anyone interested in desert warfare.
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