18 must-read politics books like The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace by Oscar Jonsson

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The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

By: Oscar Jonsson

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking abou…

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1. When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies)

By: David M. Glantz , Jonathan M. House

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

By the time Pearl Harbor had ripped apart America's peacetime pretensions, the German blitzkrieg ha… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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2. The Fall of Berlin 1945

By: Antony Beevor

4.29

Format: 490 pages, Paperback

The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945.… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Sé practico: regala un ataúd"

-Antony Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945

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3. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

By: Rick Atkinson

4.29

Format: 681 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the first volume of his monumental tri… read more

Similar categories in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) book and Oscar Jonsson's The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"In battle, topography is fate."

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

"Troops caught nibbling their emergency D- ration chocolate bars were dubbed Chocolate Soldiers and punished by forfeiting two meals. This was a happy penance. The galleys served so much fatty mutton …"

-Rick Atkinson, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

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4. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

By: John J. Mearsheimer , Stephen M. Walt

4.07

Format: 484 pages, Hardcover

The Israel Lobby," by John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harva… read more

Similar categories in John J. Mearsheimer's The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy book and Oscar Jonsson's The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

  • politics
  • political science
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

By: Annie Jacobsen

3.69

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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6. Matterhorn

By: Karl Marlantes

3.30

Format: 107 pages,

A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly dec… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
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7. 2017 War With Russia: An urgent warning from senior military command

By: Richard Shirreff

4.08

Format: 288 pages,

read more

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  • military fiction
  • politics
  • russia
  • war
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8. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

By: Timothy Snyder

4.38

Format: 524 pages, Hardcover

Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime al… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
"Now we will live!"

-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

"Closure is a false harmony, a siren song masquerading as a swan song."

-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

"The vast majority of Jews killed in the Holocaust never saw a concentration camp."

-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

"When meaning is drawn from killing, the risk is that more killing would bring about more meaning."

-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

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9. Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers

By: Ernest R. May , Richard E. Neustadt

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two noted professors offer easily remembered rules for using history effectively in day-to-day mana… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • political science
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10. For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)

By: Ian Fleming

3.66

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: this entry relates to the collection of short stories under the title of "For You… read more

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"I think it's the same with all the relationships between a man and a woman. They can survive anything so long as some kind of basic humanity exists between the two people. When all kindness has gone,…"

-Ian Fleming, For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)

11. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine

By: Serhii Plokhy

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more

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12. Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War

By: P.W. Singer , August Cole

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. T… read more

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13. Crete: The Battle And The Resistance

By: Antony Beevor

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

A riveting account of the fall of Greece, the Battle of Crete, and the Cretan Resistance, from the … read more

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14. Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

By: Robert Coram

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember… read more

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15. A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

By: Mark Galeotti

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's … read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"History always wins."

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

"As ever, though, facts take second place when it comes to building narratives of power and authority"

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

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16. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War

By: Elliot Ackerman

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul p… read more

Similar categories in Elliot Ackerman's 2034: A Novel of the Next World War book and Oscar Jonsson's The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
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17. Our Enemies Will Vanish

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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18. Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

By: Catherine Belton

4.18

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Interference in American elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics in Europe. War in Ukraine… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

By: Sean McFate

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Al… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • political science
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20. Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East (Cambridge Military Histories)

By: David Stahel

4.40

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began the largest and most costly ca… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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21. On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

By: B.A. Friedman

3.92

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

On Operational Art and Military Disciplines traces the history of the development of military staf… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
"Operational art is what military staffs do to support tactics and strategy."

-B.A. Friedman, On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

"Intelligence is not just information--it is information that has been acquired, processed, and analyzed based on its relevance for the commander, the staff, or the mission."

-B.A. Friedman, On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

"Information warfare consists of everything a military force does to accurately sense and make sense of its interactions with its environment and enemy forces, preserve its ability to do so, and preve…"

-B.A. Friedman, On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

"No military organization can exist without bureaucracy, as distasteful as it may be, and no professional organization should tolerate inefficient administration of bureaucratic requirements. As menti…"

-B.A. Friedman, On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

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22. A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II

By: Harry H. Crosby

4.58

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

"Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
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23. Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

By: Seth G. Jones

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns tha… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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24. Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate

By: Mary Elise Sarotte

4.25

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

A leading expert on Cold War foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia … read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win by Peter Schweizer

25. Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win

By: Peter Schweizer

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Biden family to the Bush family, this book explores material that will astonish (or distre… read more

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  • politics
  • political science
  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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27. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media

By: P.W. Singer

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter an… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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28. The Sister: The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, The Most Powerful Woman in North Korea

By: Sung-Yoon Lee

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The onset of Covid-19 has coincided with the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in N… read more

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  • politics
  • political science
  • history
  • nonfiction
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29. Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

By: Amy B. Zegart

3.96

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating and authoritative account of espionage for the digital age, from one of America’s lea… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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30. The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

By: Oscar Jonsson

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking abou… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
  • political science
Cover of War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict by Mick Ryan

31. War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict

By: Mick Ryan

3.94

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

War The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict provides insights for … read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction

23 must-read history books like The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace by Oscar Jonsson

Transform Your Habits

When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies)

David M. Glantz , Jonathan M. House

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Fall of Berlin 1945

Antony Beevor

4.29

Transform Your Habits

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)

Rick Atkinson

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

John J. Mearsheimer , Stephen M. Walt

4.07

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25 Best history books like On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines by B.A. Friedman

Transform Your Habits

When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies)

David M. Glantz , Jonathan M. House

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Instrument of War: The German Army 1914–18 (General Military)

None , Dennis E. Showalter

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First World War: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Eliot Howard

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Eliot Howard

3.72

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