Llenne
Civilian casualty specialist
For roleplay reasons, I do a lot of reading up. I used to be a part of a military roleplaying guild as an IC officer. Because I used to DM smaller scale events (6-7 people tops), I looked into small scale military operations the most.
I was compiling a list of case studies and misc shit today for my brother so I figured I'd share it with you guys. Just a note: I am by no means an expert in military strategy. If someone in the military has any recommendations or a list of stuff they've had to read, pass it on!
For now, here goes:
* Kill or Get Killed by Lt-Colonel Rex Applegate. Not the riot control version - that one sucks. You want the original 1943 version. You can recognize it by its ugly yellow color. Rooting around for it is a pain in the behind. The version I've got is a bit of a study guide and an old fashioned scanned version, so there is information underlined.
This book is essentially an extensive guide, pictures included, on how to kill/disarm/subdue someone as quickly and efficiently as possible.
* Battle of Mogadishu: Anatomy of Failure by Major Roger Sangvic. Qualified as a Pyrrhic victory, the Battle of Mogadishu treats on the battle of the same name that was a part of Operation Gothic Serpent. This is an analysis of why/how it failed and is a simple 48 pages long.
* Critical analysis on the defeat of Task Force RANGER by Major Clifford Day. Another analysis on the Battle of Mogadishu, but this one happens to be a research paper that Major Scott Merkle, formerly assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment helped with. 46 pages long.
* Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques and Procedures field guide. Being an actual field manual, this one is a much longer read than the rest at a whopping 439 pages. The version I have is an interactive PDF, and easy to leaf through leisurely. It describes procedures and guidance for PSYOP personnel, including insight on structure and is basically a guide on standard PSYOP doctrine.
Here is the download for those four files: http://www.filedropper.com/militarycaseanalysis
A big reading list of things you can look into: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/faculty/trachtenberg/guide/Cohen core readings.htm
Alternative reading:
* The Defense of Duffer's Rift by Major-Gnrl Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton: It is mostly as the title suggests it is, except that it has very clearly written lessons on what was learned after every altercation, which is very interesting. In case you don't feel like reading or buying it, you can find the list of the lessons here. This one is a very short book pertaining to the Boer War and the defense of a river crossing.
* Battle of Cannae: Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest military strategists foil God’s green earth. He smashed the Romans so hard during the Battle of Cannae that several italian city-states defected from Rome to Carthage. Nice.
Wikipedia actually has a pretty good article about it.
Analysis of the strategies of the 2nd Punic War.
I was compiling a list of case studies and misc shit today for my brother so I figured I'd share it with you guys. Just a note: I am by no means an expert in military strategy. If someone in the military has any recommendations or a list of stuff they've had to read, pass it on!
For now, here goes:
* Kill or Get Killed by Lt-Colonel Rex Applegate. Not the riot control version - that one sucks. You want the original 1943 version. You can recognize it by its ugly yellow color. Rooting around for it is a pain in the behind. The version I've got is a bit of a study guide and an old fashioned scanned version, so there is information underlined.
This book is essentially an extensive guide, pictures included, on how to kill/disarm/subdue someone as quickly and efficiently as possible.
* Battle of Mogadishu: Anatomy of Failure by Major Roger Sangvic. Qualified as a Pyrrhic victory, the Battle of Mogadishu treats on the battle of the same name that was a part of Operation Gothic Serpent. This is an analysis of why/how it failed and is a simple 48 pages long.
* Critical analysis on the defeat of Task Force RANGER by Major Clifford Day. Another analysis on the Battle of Mogadishu, but this one happens to be a research paper that Major Scott Merkle, formerly assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment helped with. 46 pages long.
* Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques and Procedures field guide. Being an actual field manual, this one is a much longer read than the rest at a whopping 439 pages. The version I have is an interactive PDF, and easy to leaf through leisurely. It describes procedures and guidance for PSYOP personnel, including insight on structure and is basically a guide on standard PSYOP doctrine.
Here is the download for those four files: http://www.filedropper.com/militarycaseanalysis
A big reading list of things you can look into: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/faculty/trachtenberg/guide/Cohen core readings.htm
Alternative reading:
* The Defense of Duffer's Rift by Major-Gnrl Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton: It is mostly as the title suggests it is, except that it has very clearly written lessons on what was learned after every altercation, which is very interesting. In case you don't feel like reading or buying it, you can find the list of the lessons here. This one is a very short book pertaining to the Boer War and the defense of a river crossing.
* Battle of Cannae: Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest military strategists foil God’s green earth. He smashed the Romans so hard during the Battle of Cannae that several italian city-states defected from Rome to Carthage. Nice.
Wikipedia actually has a pretty good article about it.
Analysis of the strategies of the 2nd Punic War.
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