As I opened with, rich people willing to promote the downfall of the system that made them rich, people craving power for the sake of power, and the downfall of laws, norms, and the established order, all trucking along with little in the way because nobody can see past their immediate self-interest. The best on the list this year was The Allure of Battle by Cathal J. Nolan, which is a study of the cult of the decisive battle, which tempts smaller powers to take on larger neighbors with the idea that a huge opening blow will win them the war… and how that generally fails to work out. On the list was Rick Atkinson’s The Day of Battle, the second in his three part exploration of the US Army and its fight in Europe, which focuses primarily on the fighting in Sicily and Italy and how the army evolved around that struggle.
Author: Wilhelm Arcturus
Published at: 2025-12-27 19:15:00
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