Last month, I received a copy of one of Jim Stempel’s latest publications: “The Nature of War.” Stempel is a researcher and author who has recently begun to divert his focus to topics concerning military non-fiction.
“The Nature of War” is unlike the other historical research publications I typically read. This should not be considered a negative, far from it. What I mean is, instead of strictly focusing on isolated historical events and attempting to interpret them, Stempel incorporates many elements of the human condition and the state of human consciousness during its respective time frame. Translation: we look at human psychology and its effects on war.
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