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Started by lioness
Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23
Fuller's "Military History of the Western World"
Author: lioness
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23
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From lioness@maple.circa.ufl.edu Has anyone got J. Fuller's "A Military History of the Western World Vols. 1-3"? It looks like it covers everything from the Spanish Armada through WWII. I can get each volume for 14.95, but I don't know anything about the actual books ( I can't special order unless I plan on buying, and I've never actually held any of the books ). How accurate/good are the books' analyses? Are there any better books out there that cover advanced strategy and tactics? Brian
Re: Fuller's "Military History of the Western World"
Author: Owen Lewis
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:57
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:57
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From oml@eloka.demon.co.uk (Owen Lewis)
In article <C1F6zC.KtI@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> lioness@maple.circa.ufl.edu writes:
>Has anyone got J. Fuller's "A Military History of the Western World
>Vols. 1-3"?
>
>How accurate/good are the books' analyses? Are there any better books
>out there that cover advanced strategy and tactics?
>
The books are masterly. Make sure you are buying facsimiles of the original
text and not a late and 'politically' edited edition.
Fuller was a brilliant soldier who became a Fascist and became Chief of Staff
to Sir Oswald Moseley the British Fascist Party leader. Accordingly, he was
interned for the duration of WWII,during which time he wrote most of his 3-vol
masterpiece.
To put it mildly, his political insight into the rise of fascism and the
causes of the Second World War are contoversial and run contrary to generally
received political education. Truth is a victor's perogative. While not
supporting his thesis, I believe that it contains several unpalatable facts
which we are encouraged to forget - as well as unproven fascist myth.
Later re-print editions bowdlerise Fuller's text, removing such 'contaminatory'
material.
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Re: Fuller's "Military History of the Western World"
Author: MILLER, JIMMY A.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:10
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:10
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From "MILLER, JIMMY A." <HADCRJAM@admin.uh.edu> In <C1F6zC.KtI@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> lioness@maple.circa.ufl.edu writes: > > From lioness@maple.circa.ufl.edu > > > > Has anyone got J. Fuller's "A Military History of the Western World > Vols. 1-3"? It looks like it covers everything from the Spanish > Armada through WWII. > > How accurate/good are the books' analyses? Are there any better books > out there that cover advanced strategy and tactics? Fuller is highly regarded as a military historian, and also, I believe, as a strategist. I'd say the books you refer to are useful, but to be honest I found them to be *extremely* dry reading. I cannot really comment as to their accuracy, but I found no glaring errors (but then, I wouldn't know enough to spot most of them). Another book I feel worthwile is _Strategy_ by Lidell-Hart. There's a bit of self-promotion in his commentary, but it is a very good read. semper fi, Jammer Jim Miller Texas A&M University '89 and '91 ******************************************************************************** * Speak for my employers? They don't even know I exist! * *"Become one with the Student Billing System. *BE* the Student Billing System."* * "Power finds its way to those who take a stand. Stand up, Ordinary Man." * * ---Rik Emmet, Gil Moore, Mike Levine: Triumph * ********************************************************************************
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