Napoleonic Library Book Review

How to Study and
Read Military History

by James T. Brenner

Reviewed by Dana F. Lombardy


Author: James T. Brenner
Pages: 49
Illustrations: None
Maps: None
Footnotes: 30 in 4 pages at the end
Appendices: 4 page Glossary with explanations of 35 military terms
Bibliography: 25 books listed in 3 pages
Index: None
Publisher: Scholar of Fortune Publications, 434 Bowman Drive, Kent, OH 44240
Publication Date: 1993
Price: $ 5.95 postpaid
ISBN: None
Summary: This is a small format booklet written for those interested in military history, but who have little or no background in it. It presents an overview of the different types of military history and a useful list of recommended readings.

Two famous Napoleonic officers, Clausewitz and Jomini, are included in this monograph. Their influential philosophical works on the art of war are put into historical and theoretical context by the author, along with important writers from other eras.

This short treatise is actually a useful review for even a very knowledgeable military historian. And if you haven't taken any courses in military history, it's a good place to start. The author admits that this booklet is meant only as an introduction to the subject. In that he has succeeded.

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