Tag Archives: tactics

Book Review: Never Split The Difference

Posted on January 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Never Split The Difference:  Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, Chris Voss with Tahl Raz I read this book after a bit of time, since someone recommended this book to me some time ago and the book was … Continue reading →

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A Holding Pattern

Posted on September 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

I apologize a bit in advance for the shorter than usual report than usual.  I’ve been doing some hurricane research that I don’t wish to write about again [1] because most people are probably sick of it by now.  In … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Appomattox 1865

Posted on May 30, 2017 by nathanalbright

Appomattox 1865:  Lee’s Last Campaign, by Ron Field, illustrated by Adam Hook Although I am a prolific reader of books relating to the American Civil War and have been since my youth, I have not read very much of the … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol

Posted on May 10, 2017 by nathanalbright

Although I do not get the chance to review many games, from time to time I play a game and figure it is worthy of at least some commentary [1].  Some months ago I downloaded a set of games as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rommel As Military Commander

Posted on January 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Rommel As Military Commander, by Ronald Lewin Clearly, this is a book written for someone like me.  Before I properly review this book, I feel it necessary to point out that I am the exact audience of a book like … Continue reading →

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On The Tactics Of Everyday Life

Posted on November 3, 2016 by nathanalbright

As someone who attempts, however unsuccessfully, to take a larger view of life, I am often struck by how most people live their lives tactically and not strategically.  This happens over and over again, so much so that at times … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Yellow Smoke

Posted on October 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yellow Smoke:  The Future Of Land Warfare For America’s Military, by Major General Robert H. Scales Jr. Seeking to provide vision to the U.S. Army in a way that allows for the most effectiveness in future military conflicts, Scales provides … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Solutions: 2016

Posted on April 2, 2016 by nathanalbright

Solutions: 2016, by The Heritage Foundation [Note: I received this book freely from The Heritage Foundation, without obligation to post a review on it.] As a fairly wonkish person of generally conservative political inclinations, this wonkish book from conservative think-tank … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Master Of War

Posted on March 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Master Of War, by Benson Bobrick Known mostly for his works on the history of the English Bible as well as a history of astrology, in this book historian Benson Bobrick writes about an unjustly obscure Union General [1] whose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How The North Won

Posted on March 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

How The North Won: A Military History Of The Civil War, by Herman Hattaway & Archer Jones Undaunted by the book’s more than 700 pages of main text and explanatory and statistical appendices, which make use of fundamental insights about … Continue reading →

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