Essay 1

1. Book 1
 100 Decisive Battles: from ancient times to the present
This book is an in depth analysis of the most influential battles in the recorded military history of mankind. Starting with Megiddo in 1469 BC to the Operation Desert Storm in the First Gulf War, historian Paul K. Davis analyses these battles and their military and political lessons for decision makers. Davis achieves this by first introducing the historical setting and context of the battle, analyzing its evolution and identifying how it’s outcome shaped the world as we know it. You can be sure you will find the most important battles in history because Davis selects only those with a profound political and military impact. An amazing book that empowers anyone with the necessary information advance national interests through any means possible.
 Current market cost:
Barnes and Noble: $17.05
Oxford University Press: $19.95
 Bibliographical data
Davis, Paul K. 100 Decisive Battles: from ancient times to the present, Santa Barbara, CA, Oxford University Press, 1999.

2. Book 2
 War Made New: Weapons, Warriors and the Making of the Modern World.
Through the ages man has searched in machine a way to make life easier and, as a constituent part of life, to make war easier. Max Boot gives us a look at how technology has played and strategic and vital role in the growth of national military power and thus national power. By setting its initial look in the Gunpowder revolution and from there stretching it to the Information Revolution, Boot makes a excellent argument that strong nations do not solely posses technology but, have also mastered its military application in order to gain an upper hand in the eternal contest of international relations. An exciting analysis recommended by the Army Times, War Made New its must read book for any President, legislative representative, Security Area minister and just anyone interested in the growth of nations political power.
 Current market cost:
The Penguin Group: $18.00
Barnes and Noble: $29.92
 Bibliographical data
Boot, Max, War Made New: Weapons, Warriors and the Making of the Modern World, New York, NY, Penguin Books, 2006.