Mick Ryan, AM Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The latest in this excellent series on learning the lessons for World War Two is here, this time exploring the lessons of Operation Torch. Thanks again to @Mother_of_Tanks and @usacac https://t.co/FtS51Yg5rq

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4/ In his book The Vertigo Years, Philipp Blom wrote that “speed and exhilaration, anxiety and vertigo were recurrent themes of the years between 1900 and 1914, during which cities exploded in size and societies were transformed.”

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Another superb discussion on future national security issues at the Modern @WarInstitute podcast. This time, @johnamble talks with @Ali_Wyne about his new book, "America’s Great Power Opportunity". https://t.co/G1Hzw1RSX1

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This new book - “Danger Zone” - from @HalBrands and Michael Beckley was waiting for me on my return from my India trip. Can’t wait to read it! https://t.co/qwyNUvImgp

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“In 1970, author Alvin Toffler predicted that the 21st century would experience a sort of “future shock”…Russia’s war on Ukraine has had the opposite effect, resulting in something akin to past shock as [Europe] is reacquainted with old horrors.” https://t.co/RFeRnRquCR

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2/ In her superb book, "Taxing Wars: The American Way of War Finance", @sekreps explores how war financing has evolved in America. Her key findings were that funding wars has shifted from a broad tax on all citizens, to government borrowing from the Korean War onwards.

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Really, really looking forward to reading this. Congratulations @paul_scharre on the publication of “Four Battlegrounds” https://t.co/OqxXgb7PWm

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Those of you who have followed me for a while know another of my passions is #scifi. I have just had the privilege of an early read of “Generation Ship” by @MichaelMammay. In short, his new book hits it out of the park. This superb novel is available later this year. https://t.co/9isjJgXFPE

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2/ In his book, “War: What Is It Good For?” Ian Morris argues that war throughout history has benefitted humans because it led to bigger, more complex societies, ruled by governments which then suppressed as much internal violence as possible.

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I have just begun my annual re-read of John @Scalzi’s superb novel of future war, “Old Man’s War”. It is one of the few books that I re-read frequently (another is Clausewitz’s “On War”). I thought I would explain why in a thread that started short, but grew as I wrote. 1/15 🧵 https://t.co/HaIhaQHpZQ

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