Am presently re-reading "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer - an easy read (for a book nearly 1300 pages long). Very inventive method of showing the US militarys leadership from WWI to the beginnings of Vietnam. The chief character is a "mustang" (awarded commission on the battlefied), a dead breed today - but, demonstrates that the cream did once flow to the top in our military (as well as, the politics in it).

Read Mao's On Guerrilla warfare, again a short time ago - seems alQuaeda and the Taliban have as well. Hope it is still mandatory for our own officers - doubt it - we enjoy relearning lessons as though they were new.