"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:05:06 -0800, pyotr filipivich
wrote:


I recall hearing a Professor of History at the US Naval Academy
telling of having one of his students come back after graduation,
Of
all the parts of his education to become a Marine Officer, the one
class he found most relevant when in Afghanistan, was the class on
the
history of the Peloponnesian war. From that, he had gained an
introduction to tribal societies, their conflicts, and how they
tended
to work. Probably the only 'practical thing' he'd learned that
wasn't
a "military science".

Very interesting. That's one of the freebie books available on
Kindle
which I downloaded but haven't gotten around to reading yet. You
just
kicked its importance up by a notch or three.

http://classics.mit.edu/Thucydides/pelopwar.html

Xenophon may be useful too, but he's so boring it's hard to get
through.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1170

Patton wrote that he read Caesar to find out what areas of enemy
territory would be suitable for vehicles off-road.

jsw