Command, Leadership and Tactics in War

A Listmania! list by M. Baker (London, UK)
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Not Mentioned in Despatches: The History and Mythology of the Battle of Goose Green (Cities of the Biblical World)
1.  Not Mentioned in Despatches: The History and Mythology of the Battle of Goose Green (Cities of the Biblical World) by Spencer Fitz-Gibbon
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  "A masterpiece on command, leadership and tactics at the Battlegroup and Company level.  Hugely detailed and offering unsurpassed analysis."
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18 Platoon
2.  18 Platoon by Sydney Jary
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  "The classic on leadership at Platoon level."
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Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
3.  Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command by S. L. A. Marshall
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  "Key to understanding the actions and reactions of the individual soldier in combat."
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Defeat into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
4.  Defeat into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 by William Slim
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  "An indispensable classic from a master of his profession; describes the British (Indian) Army's second greatest achievement of the 20th century: the reconquest of Burma."
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The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery
5.  The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery by Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein
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  "Controversial, arguably self serving and egotistical, BUT these memoirs describe the thinking and methods employed by FM Montgomery from El Alamein, through Normandy and onto the Baltic."
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Colossal Cracks: Montgomery's 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45 (Stackpole Military History)
6.  Colossal Cracks: Montgomery's 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45 (Stackpole Military History) by Stephen Ashley Hart
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  "A superb analysis of the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by FM Montgomery to consistently defeat the Wehrmacht."
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Out of Step
7.  Out of Step by Michael Carver
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  "The autobiography of one of the two most influential British Army Officers since the Second World War (the other being FM Sir Nigel Bagnall).  Candid and never sparing of reputations."
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Dilemmas of the Desert War: The Libyan Campaign of 1940-1942
8.  Dilemmas of the Desert War: The Libyan Campaign of 1940-1942 by Michael Carver
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  "The reasons for the British Army's failure in the North African desert laid bare by a man who was there."
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3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands: No Picnic (Pen & Sword Military)
9.  3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands: No Picnic (Pen & Sword Military) by Julian Thompson
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  "Forthright account of Brigade command under inadequate command and control alongside political micro-management. Destined to be a classic work."
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Battle Tactics of the Western Front: British Army's Art of Attack, 1916-18
10.  Battle Tactics of the Western Front: British Army's Art of Attack, 1916-18 by Paddy Griffith
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  "The genesis of modern infantry and combined arms tactics.  Describes how the British Army evolved to defeat the German Army in 1918, its greatest accomplishment of the 20th century."
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