I have read Armageddon and 1939-45, but haven't read 1914. The Battle For the Falklands and Korean War were also stuff that I have read of his and I thought they were pretty interesting.
I also picked on Simon Jimenez's book The Spear Cuts Through Water its ah interesting for sure its written like a 4 part play with large "Acts" instead of being broken up into chapters and this wont be everyone's cup of tea but im enjoying it personally
Simultaneously reading 3 others, Rollo Tomassi’s “Religion”; No More Mr. Nice Guy, and Atomic Habits.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu... It's a book about how to understand and defeat enemy. The result of a war is already decided before a battle. If we know the enemy we can win every war.
Currently reading The Devil by Jeffrey Burton Russell, which is a history of the concepts and ideas of primordial evil from ancient civilizations to early Christianity. Going to chase that down with St. Gregory of Nyssa's commentaries on Ecclesiastes. I have been reading the Wisdom Books in the Bible very closely lately and am interested what he has to say.
H Great book, sadly used by modern day ''managers'' to control their employees, with Macchiavelli Prince, 48 laws of power and a few others. I don't think that Sun Tzu actually understanded what Lao Tzu intended with Taoism and the Ying Yang (Isn't even sure if one of these two existed, same as Heraclitus that is the one of the wisest of Ancient Hellada), but he used these with more wisdom than modern day egoistic narcisistic idiotic people that seek mere control and accumulate power and money.
Finished the first book of Deadhouse Gates (each book is split into 4 parts). Enjoying it a lot. Very comfy expansive fantasy. I much prefer fantasy/sci-fi with this level of detail and worldbuilding, more rewarding to read.
Everything can be used for good and bad both ways. It's what reason u use it for good or bad that counts. That's what life is.
Currently reading: Letters from a Stoic By Seneca Planning to read: Kingdom of God is within you By Leo Tolstoy
The Ego and the Id by Sigmund Freud This book gives a basic view of psychological structure of human mind. Life instinct and death instinct. The id is the impulsive part of your personality that is driven by pleasure and repulsed by pain, the superego is the judgmental and morally correct part of your personality, and the ego is the conscious part of your personality that mediates between the id and the superego and makes decisions.
Halfway through Deadhouse Gates. I find that just going with the flow makes the book more enjoyable than trying to understand everything as it happens. Should be done before the end of the month.
