Kyle Harrison
to-read
The New Makers of Modern Strategy
The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
- Author
- Hal Brands
- Published
- 2023
- Recommended
- Once
Forty-five commissioned essays on strategic thinkers and campaigns from Thucydides to cyber conflict — the third generation of the Princeton Makers of Modern Strategy volumes.
Why it’s on the list: Named in the “best history book” thread. A reference volume rather than a narrative; the value is in the coverage and in the editorial choices about who now counts.
Where I saw it: In Kyle’s “Books To Read” Apple Note, recovered from the reply thread to @typesfast asking “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025). The full recovered list lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Page count omitted — no reliable catalog figure found.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Strategy · Geopolitics — the subject.