Book Reviews

To mangle Clausewitz somewhat, the theory of war is simple, but the practice can be very hard. This also applies to counterinsurgency,...

Many consider German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (born von Lewinski) the greatest operational genius, if not the best strategist, of World...

As far as I can determine, there is not yet an English translation of Anderkant Cuito – 'n Reisverhaal van die Grensoorlog....

The Rhodesian security forces could muster some 1500 troops on any given day during the 1966-1980 "Bush War", confronting them with an...

There seems to be no end of excellent titles from the 30 degrees South publishing stable, and The search for Puma...

"In 2010 I heard that someone was willing to write our story. I knew I had the ability to write down my...

"The general public could not comprehend what their boys had gone through or how the war had changed them," writes author James...

General Rupert Smith published his "The Utility of Force – The Art of War in the Modern World" to well-deserved acclaim some...

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is arguably one of two great books written on the topic, the other being Major General...

"On War", "Vom Kriege" in the original German, is regarded by many as the pre-eminent work on the philosophy of war. Written...

The late Carel Birkby was a fine writer and "Uncle George" illustrates well his fine eye and finer humour. Brigadier, then Major...

South Africa entered World War Two with no navy. Some naval trained personnel, yes; but ships, no. From three officers and three...

Major Darrell Hall was a well-known expert on the South African War and his "The Hall Handbook of the Anglo Boer War"...

"American Guerilla" is a fresh look at an anti-Japanese US-led insurgency on Luzon in the Philippines during World War Two and the...

"Weapons of War" is a highly under-rated book, as coffee table-style books tend to be. "Weapons of War" was one of my...

Anthea Jeffery's "People's War – New light on the struggle for South Africa" was published into a storm of controversy in 2009...

"Strangling the Confederacy" is a dry, witty and ultimately educational account of Union coastal operations against the Confederate States during the American...

Three Frigates is a cautionary tale about a country that acquired a modern Navy for political reasons and a defence force too...

The trouble with the Russo-German War of 1941-1945, commonly called the "Eastern Front" of World War Two, is language, propaganda and secrecy....

Attention! Eyes Right! Stand at Ease! Sergeant Major AJ Brooks has some memories for you! That is is you are male,aged between...