List of military writers
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This is a list of military writers, alphabetical by last name.
See also list of military theorists.
- Bayo, Alberto, Latin American Revolutionary, author of A Manual of Guerilla Warfare.
- Allinson, Sidney Canadian military historian and historical novelist, author of The Bantams: The Untold Story Of World War One and Kruger's Gold: A novel of the Anglo-Boer War.
- Bendell, Don, author Crossbow, The B-52 Overture, Valley of Tears, Snake-Eater, as well as modern military thriller Criminal Investigation Detachment.
- Brecher, Gary, author of War Nerd.
- Bregman, Ahron, author of several books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Boyd, John, inventor of the OODA Loop or decision cycle.
- Caesar, Julius, author of Gallic Wars, Alexandrian Wars, etc.
- Chanakya, author of Arthashastra.
- Clancy, Tom, author of Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, Net Force, others.
- Charles E. Callwell, author of Small Wars: A Tactical Textbook for Imperial Soldiers, first published 1906.
- Clausewitz, Carl von, general and author of On War.
- Corbett, Julian, Edwardian British Naval theorist author of Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, rough contemperary of Mahan.
- Martin van Creveld, proponent of an expanded theory of war.
- Dragomirov, Mikhail, the most celebrated Russian military theoretician.
- Du Picq, Ardant, french military theorist and author of Battle Studies.
- Ercilla, Alonso de y Zúñiga, author of La Araucana.
- Frontinus, Sextus Julius , author of the Stratagemata.
- Fuller, J.F.C., theoretician of tank warfare.
- Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnamese general responsible for success of the Vietnamese in the Vietnam war; was decisive in the victory at Dien Ben Phu.
- Goltz, Colmar Freiherr von der, 19th century general and theorist.
- Guderian, Heinz, German General, Developed principles of Blitzkrieg, author of Achtung Panzer!
- Guevara, Ernesto Che, Argentinian revolutionary, diary outlined the guerrilla war being fought in Bolivia.
- Hart, B.H. Liddell, proponent of the "indirect approach", influential on all 20th century military thinking.
- Herodotus, ancient Greek historian whose book, The Histories, focuses primarily on the Persian invasion of Greece in the 5th century BC.
- Johns, Michael, foreign policy and national security analyst and writer.
- Jomini, Antoine Henri, general, wrote on the Napoleonic Wars including Precis de l'Art de la Guerre (Precis on the Art of War) and Traité des grandes opérations militaires (Treatise on Grand Military Operations).
- Josephus wrote The Wars of the Jews
- Keegan, John, Military historian.
- Leonhard, Robert, Military theorist.
- Luttwack, Edward, Theorist, identified the 'Dynamic Paradox' of strategy.
- Mao Zedong, Chinese leader and guerrilla theorist.
- Machiavelli, Niccolo, political theorist, author of The Prince and Dell'arte della guerra (The Art of War).
- Mahan, Alfred Thayer, naval strategist.
- Mahan, Dennis Hart, Military theorist and Engineering professor at West Point, father of Alfred Thayer Mahan, wrote "Advanced Guard, Outpost and Detatchment Service of Troops, with essential Principles of Strategy and Grand Tactics" commonly known as "Outpost".
- Marighella, Carlos, Brazilian "urban guerrilla", wrote Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla.
- Martin, Tyrone G., USS Constitution expert.
- Moore, Robin, wrote The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger.
- Rommel, Erwin, German Field Marshal during WWII, noted for his book Infantry Attacks (Infanterie greift an) and armored battle theory.
- Rosenberg, Arthur, political historian, wrote "A history of bolshevism from Marx to the first Five years' plan".
- Ryan, Cornelius, wrote The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far.
- Schalk, Emil, Summary of the Art of War.
- Schlichting, Sigismund von, 19th century infantry theorist.
- Simpkin, Richard, Military theorist.
- Strachan, Hew, Military historian.
- Alexander Suvorov, generalissimo and author of The Science of Victory.
- Sun Tzu, general and author of The Art of War.
- Tiberius, Flavius Mauricius, Byzantine Emperor and traditional author of the military treatise Strategikon.
- Thucydides, author of History of the Peloponnesian War.
- Verdy du Vernois, Julius von, 19th century general and theorist.
- West, Bing, Military historian.
- Xenophon, his Anabasis recording the Greeks' march out of Asia Minor.
- Miyamoto Musashi, feudal Japan (crica 15th century) author of The Book of Five Rings.
- Flavius Arrianus Xenophon, known as Arrian in English, author of Anabasis Alexandri The Campaigns of Alexander the Great.
- Tsunetomo, Yamamoto, author of Hagakure.
