Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/News/August 2013/Book reviews
I can only imagine you expect these sorts of servicemembers to appreciate the realpolitik views of the civilian leadership. I would posit that servicemembers who live or die on tactical and operational concerns likely resent any other considerations that curtail military utility. I don't think his opinion indicates a "worrying lack of awareness" though I can see where it detracts from reader enjoyment. On an unrelated point, anything after AD 1600 isn't history, it's journalism. This primary source might be marginally useful to military historians after the issue cools. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:25, 3 September 2013 (UTC)'sections of the book in which "Owen" whines ... are tiresome, and suggest a worrying lack of political and strategic awareness among members of a unit which is meant to specialise in strategically vital tasks'
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