"Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of living military h…, Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. DEBBY. This edition contains a new foreword by the …. Posted April 29, 2014 by Debby in Uncategorized. *pouts*. I love Who and I love this list so much! Notice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. 1. Terrible right?!) Read 14 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. For info about the topics and how to participate, click here. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The gripping true story of a front-line trauma surgeon in the world's most dangerous war zones. This is, at times, an overwhelming book – in places it reads like a litany of man’s cruelty to men, women and children. The thoughts contained here are not merely guidance for action in combat but a way of thinking. For over twenty-five years, David Nott, has taken time off from his job as a vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in war zones and areas impacted by natural disasters. I didn’t do one this week because I couldn’t think of anything, and I wish I’d come up with this. © 2020 Bookseller Media Ltd rights reserved. I love Doctor Who! And now I have even more reason to read Pivot Point, gah! Everyone needs to read Pivot Point. Nott not only loses the argument but concedes that he was wrong and that the long-term outcome of the amputation he had so vigorously opposed was far better for the patient – Jon-Allan Butterworth, who went on to win four Paralympic medals. All of the other books are on my to-read list on Goodreads. War Doctor is one of the most brutally vivid evocations of modern warfare that you will read. I love how diverse Doctor Who is. However, he moves from the “big picture” of the geopolitical backdrop to quickly transport the reader to the human consequences of such conflict. "I have travelled the world in search of trouble. I also read All our yesterdays. , I remember seeing All Our Yesterdays discounted when it first came out but I never got it, really wish I had now, I’ve heard is fantastic, and the recommendation is more than enough to make me work on getting it and I’m genuinely getting to The Lunar Chronicles this month, I mean it, and I’m so excited about it now.The Grisha Trilogy is hitting my radar more now too, and with the Jack Harness recommendation, it’s much higher, in fact, this entire list is just fantastic and appeals to my Whovian nature, such a good list Debby! So it is that to know the n…, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy, Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitti…, Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis, What are the causes of war? Nott emerges as a likeable character not because this is an account of heroic, lifesaving deeds – he could easily have appeared arrogant and self-serving – but because so many of the stories focus on his mistakes or limitations. Together with his compassion and a desire to help others, his skills on the operating table have saved countless lives, and he now trains others in the techniques he has developed on the frontline. Some might criticise Nott as he attempts to provide the reader with a detailed geopolitical backdrop to the various regions he volunteers in. Doctor Who has so much going for it, when I tell people about it and they’re just like, “So it’s nerdy sci-fi about time traveling, um, ew” I just want to cry. In order to submit a comment to this post, please write this code along with your comment: 6cbad81ba7138a4df1e569aff8d65ec2, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Buy Doctor Who - The War Doctor 1: Only the Monstrous by Briggs, Nicholas, Hurt, John, Pearce, Jacqueline, Briggs, Nicholas, Carter, Howard, Webster, Tom, Briggs, Nicholas from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. I’ve never seen Doctor Who (I know! As a surgeon myself, I can only look on what he has achieved with complete awe, overwhelmed by his heroism and compassion as much as by the world’s cruelty. The book features three new chapters on International Law, Terr…, Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations, From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai Massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the moral issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, …, The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War, Warfighting (Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1), Very simply, this publication describes the philosophy which distinguishes the U.S. Marine Corps. And this post…I’ve read about half the books, but obviously I can’t speak to your comparisons. From Theory of International Politics: National politics is the realm of authority, of administration, and of law. I considered using Doctor Who for my TTT this week, but I wasn’t sure if I could think of enough recommendations. Drawn …, General Heinz Guderian’s revolutionary strategic vision and his skill in armored combat brought Germany its initial victories during World War II. It kind of blew my mind. ...this book is a triumph: a love letter to surgery, and to helping others in extremis. I love the way you arranged it with the “if you love this part” I really agree with All Our Yesterdays, and Harkness being similarish to Sturmhond! I loved all those parallels you found. I am a proud Whovian and I love the comparisons you’ve made. MUST READ! As a practitioner of emergency or “low-resource” surgery, David Nott has been trying to repair the damage done to human beings by high velocity bullets, barrel bombs, cluster bombs and chlorine gas for more than 25 years. It is a book that also gives us some insight into the psycho-pathology of sainthood, and yet just what the inner demons were that so drove him, he does not say. Some might criticise Nott as he attempts to provide the reader with a detailed geopolitical backdrop to the various regions he volunteers in. It really nails how all encompassing the show is (and why it’s so hard to explain to people why I love it). Obviously I need to give it a try. I love the detail you went into for this! It really has something for everyone. but I DO love so many of the books on your list. It definitely makes me want to read the remaining books I haven’t AND watch the show! For me–you win at TTT this week. Nott is often drenched in blood and often terrified. IS. PERFECTION. The diversity of its themes and the broad perspectives appli…, Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. I like how you really zeroed in on specific aspects of the show and how they can be related to YA books. . To answer this question, Professor Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. This is followed by an account of a detonator falling out of another patient’s pocket mid-surgery. I did Doctor Who as well, and not one of our books is the same – that’s how deep the show is! I liked Cruel Beauty as well. It is not for the squeamish. Better than some of the other series, I still feel like the War Doctor is a missed opportunity to tell stories you couldn't tell with any other Doctor. SO much awesome! For example, in describing a particular scene in Taliban-held Kabul, the human consequences of geopolitical instability become all too clear: “I watched from a distance as people queued to have their hands or feet amputated with a single sweep of a machete. Doctor Who + YA books = LOVE. I might do a follow up to this sometime because it was so much fun to make . I’d love to read Cruel Beauty too. Nott chastises himself for not checking the pockets before operating. I cannot wait for the sequel, I wish I understood German so I could see it quicker. But I already love The Lunar Chronicles and The Grisha series. Doctor Who book. . I can’t wait to finally try Pivot Point, especially since I need to read something from Kasie West, right Parallel sounds really good too! Brushing …, The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peac…. "There is something magnetic and magnificent about this sustained, occasionally deranged lament...", "Perhaps there will be another, more revealing book, when he has stopped work altogether....", "It’s a reading – Boris as victim – which is helpful for Bower who, it soon becomes clear, wants to write a forgiving portrait of his subject. Glorious ships, indeed. NO I HAVEN’T WATCHED DOCTOR WHO yes I know I have a sad life. THIS LIST. Corbett placed naval warfare within the larger framework of human con…, The acclaimed author of The Face of Battle examines centures of conflict in a variety of diverse societies and cultures. Perhaps he himself does not know. Pivot Point should be read by all regardless of this Ten/Rose parallel. And Yay a couple of titles I’ve been on the fence about, thanks to this post I have to read, soon. Not only is the plot one that shocks you, much like Doctor Who could, but I really liked the world building and time travel logic. If a film about his life isn’t already in development, someone’s missing a trick. I need to check out some of the other books on the list, but ahh this was fun =). Also, David Tennant’s face in the Rose/Ten Gif – makes me all weepy all over again! Anyone who read my profile of trauma surgeon David Nott in last week's magazine can be in little doubt why this memoir is my Book of the Month. 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Hope you enjoy these picks! Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun…, Voltaire said, "Machiavelli taught Europe the art of war; it had long been practiced, without being known." One of the great strengths of this superb, unforgettable, simply written and painfully clear memoir is the virtual absence of politics — although he does paint an extremely ugly picture of Russia’s role in the Syrian civil war, as well as its bare-faced mendacity. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated…, Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought, This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli.
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