John Spencer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
John Spencer on X
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies @WarInstitute & Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare

Charles George Gordon
William F. Butler
"The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards." - Sir William Francis Butler in Charles George Gordon
Paperback, 2022
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War
John Spencer
âConnected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War by John Spencer should be on the required reading list for any active military person potentially in a leadership position.â đ @MWSA34274016 https://t.co/ZELzgtNNdP
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War
Charles River
The Second Battle of Fallujah, an excerpt of my new book, âUnderstanding Urban Warfareâ in @sofmagpublisher https://t.co/Ee7OnufUON
Paperback, 2016
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stalingrad
Antony Beevor
I am honored to have Sir Antony Beevor's endorsement of my recent #urbanwarfare book "Understanding Urban Warfare." His book on Stalingrad is seminal and despite his insane schedule he found time to read our book and comment. If you can make this đdefinitely recommend. https://t.co/JX5wf4N2vH
Paperback, 1999
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Understanding Urban Warfare
Liam Collins
Don't forget to check out my book "Understanding Urban Warfare" on @amazon with the "Look inside" function up and running. #urbanwarfare @kirstin_howgate https://t.co/EvOMXEnkhz https://t.co/eCS9rABR7D
Hardcover, 2022
$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Understanding Urban Warfare
Liam Collins
General @JimRainey10 discussing a higher level of urban warfare in "Understanding Urban Warfare." Combined arms maneuver against a prepared enemy urban defense during the 2004 2nd Battle of Fallujah. https://t.co/EvOMXEnkhz https://t.co/zVCltKpU9s
Paperback, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Celestial Navigation: The Minimal Manual
Bruce Steely
A polish translation of my book âThe Mini-Manual for the Urban Defenderâ is now available. Written for Ukrainian defenders at the beginning of the war, it has now been translated into 15 separate languages. #urbanwarfare https://t.co/mq0P4AbC95 https://t.co/fNbTWGCoGs
Paperback, 2020
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Charles George Gordon
William Francis Butler
"The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards." - Sir William Francis Butler in Charles George Gordon
Hardcover, 2022
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book