Which military book would you read?

"At length even the stout-hearted would fling themselves to the ground as the hidden menace passed over them, or they would stand, letting their weapons fall from nerveless hands while into their minds a blackness came, and they thought no more of war; but only of hiding and of crawling, and of death."

That passage describes the Nazgul but it could just as easily describe the terror of being in an Artillery Barrage

I agree with LTC David Stender. It took me almost a year to finish it, but it offers a number of great lessons on leadership. I give a copy to each of my Cadets when they commission.

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. A very concise textbook for the soldier. Should be a required read for any who would consider leading troops into battle!

Long read but a terrific deployment read, Sir