The Warlord's Reading List

The Warlord's Reading list on Anarchonomicon

Catgirl Kulak has put together a wonderfully curated list of first-person accounts, instructional videos & texts, and technical manuals, all intended to help you gain some background reference for how to conduct yourself for best effect during any sub-state violent conflict that you might find yourself in. I highly recommend you check out the post as there links to each of the works (where available) and thoughts on why you should bother to read/watch it.

I've read maybe close to 10% of the items on this list in the past, and I'm not sorry I've spent the time doing so - I may work my way through more of the list in the coming months and years. The list is updated from time to time which I will try to mirror in my list of reading lists as I notice updates, but I'll probably lose the numbering scheme since it's already thrown Kulak's list out of sorts and I don't want to retype all the numbers when an item is inserted into the middle of the list.

I. Ethos

1. The 1757 Articles of War, British Royal Navy
   • The 1765 Articles of War, British Royal Navy
2. Declaration of Independence,
   • Articles of Confederation
3. IRA: Green Book,
   • Handbook for Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army,
4. Criminal Constitutions, Peter Leeson and David Skarbek
5. The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System, David Skarbek

• Bonus Reading: Legal Systems Very Different From Ours, David Friedman (With Leeson and Skarbek)

II. Individual Skills, Fighting, and Attitude

6. Put 'Em Down. Take 'Em Out!: Knife Fighting Techniques From Folsom Prison, Don Pentecost
7. TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine, Department of the Army
8. The Modern Day Gunslinger: The Ultimate Handgun Training Manual, Don Mann
   • How to Make Disposable Silencers : A Complete Guide,
9. SH 21-76 Ranger Handbook, United States Army, Ranger Training Brigade
   • Also: FM 3-05.70 Survival,
   • Also, also: FM 3-55.93 Long Range Unit Surveillance Operations,
   • Just read this one: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Operations,
10. FM 21-75 Combat Skills of the Soldier, Department of the Army
    • Combat Techniques: The Complete Soldier’s Guide To How Wars are Fought Today, Chris McNab & Martin J. Dougherty
11. TC 3-25.26 (FM 3-25.26) Map Reading and Land Nav, Department of the Army
12. TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook, Department of the Army
    • Incendiaries TM 31 201 1,
13. Ragnar's Big Book of Homemade Weapons: Building and Keeping Your Arsenal Secure, Ragnar Benson
14. FM 5-15 Field Fortifications, Department of the Army
    • FM 5-31 Booby Traps, Department of the Army
15. FM 20-3 Camouflage, Concealment, and Decoys, Department of the Army
16. FM 90-10-1 An Infantryman’s Guide To Urban Combat, Department of the Army
17. FM 21-11 First Aid for Soldiers, Department of the Army

III. Insurgency and Guerrilla Warfare

18. Fry the Brain: the Art Of Urban Sniping and Its role in Modern Guerilla Warfare, John West
19. Bandit Country: The IRA in South Armagh, Toby Harnden
20. Modern Warfare: The French View of Counter Insurgency, Roger Trinquier
21. Guerrillas In The Mist: Expanded and Updated, R. P. Newman
22. War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerilla Warfare, Robert Taber
23. Special Forces Guerilla Warfare Manual, Scott Wimberly
24. Total Resistance: Swiss Army Guide To Guerrilla Warfare and Underground Operations, Major H. von Dach Bern
25. FM 3-24 Insurgencies and Counter Insurgencies, Department of the Army
26. FMI 3-24.2 Tactics in Counterinsurgency, Department of the Army

• Bonus Reading: The Seven Pillars of Wisdom - a Triumph, Colonel T. E. Lawrence

Insurgency and Guerrilla Warfare III.2: The Communist-Totalitarian Guerrilla Model

• Added Reading: Banner of the People’s War, The Party’s Military Line, General Vo Nguyen Giap

27. Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare, US Department of the Navy Edition
28. Guerrilla Warfare, Che Guevara
29. 150 Questions for a Guerrilla: The Man Who Trained Castro, General Alberto Bayo
30. Military Writings of Trotsky Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 5

Insurgency and Guerrilla Warfare III.3: The Euro-American Far-Right Model

31. The Turner Diaries, William Luther Pierce (Writing as Andrew MacDonald)
    • Hunter, William Luther Pierce (Writing as Andrew MacDonald)
32. The Silent Brotherhood: The Chilling Inside Story of America's Violent, Anti-Government Militia Movement, Kevin Flynn, Gary Gerhardt
33. Leaderless Resistance, Louis Beam
34. Siege - the Collected Writings of James Mason
35. Unintended Consequences, John Ross
36. The Meaning of Timothy McVeigh, Gore Vidal
37. The Great Replacement, Brenton Tarrant (The Christchurch Mosque Shooter)
38. 2083-A European Declaration of Independence, Anders Breivik

Insurgency and Guerrilla WarfareIII.4: The Islamic-Extremist Model

- Possibly to come later

IV. Special Operations: Theory and Techniques

39. Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice, William H. McRaven
    • The Theory of Special Operations
40. FM 31-20-5 Special Reconnaissance Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures For Special Forces, Department of the Army
41. FM 3-05.201 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare Operations, Department of the Army
42. Long-Range Patrol Operations: Reconnaissance Combat and Special Operations, James England

V. Crime, Espionage, Counter Intelligence, and Unconventional/Clandestine Operations

43. You Have The Right to Remain Innocent, James Duane
    • Don’t Talk to the Police
44. Running a Ring of Spies: Spycraft and Black Operations in the Real World of Espionage, Jefferson Mack
45. By Way of Deception, Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy
46. Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw, Mark Bowden
47. The Road to Hell: How the Biker Gangs Are Conquering Canada, Julian Sher and William Marsden
48. Tactical Lock Picking: A Systemized Approach for Responding to Locked Obstacles During Emergencies, Pat Watson
49. Locks, Safes and Security: An International Police Reference, Marc Weber Tobias

VI. Intelligence and Comms

50. Battle Tracking Basics, S2 Underground
    • Building an Intelligence Shop -A Primer, S2 Underground
51. Adventures of a Despatch Rider, Captain W. H. Watson
52. Guerilla Guide to Baofeng, NC Scout
    • Guerilla Guide to Signals Intelligence, NC Scout
53. Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al Queada, John Keegan
54. OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information, Michael Bazzell
55. OFFENSIVE INTELLIGENCE: 300 techniques, tools and tips to know everything about everyone, in business and elsewhere, Philippe Dylewski
56. Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking, Christopher Hadnagy
57. Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer, Peter Wright
    • Spymaster: My Thirty-two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West, Oleg Kalugin
58. FM 2-0 Intelligence, Department of the Army
59. ATP 2-01.3 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield, Department of the Army

VII. Digital OPSEC

60. Extreme Privacy: What it Takes to Disappear, Michael Bazzell
61. Wikileaks: Vault 7,
    • Cypherpunks, Julian Assange
    • The Wikileaks Files: The World According to the US Empire, Julian Assange
62. Permanent Record (including censored content, Julian Assange

VIII. Financing

63. Crime School: Money Laundering, Chris Mathers
64. Terrorism, Inc.: The Financing of Terrorism, Insurgency, and Irregular Warfare, Colin Clarke
65. The Crypto Launderers: Crime and Cryptocurrencies from the Dark Web to DeFi and Beyond, David Carlisle

IX. Conventional Infantry, and Unmounted Combat

66. Infantry Combat: The Rifle Platoon, Colonel John F. Antal
67. MCIP 3-10A.4i Marine Rifle Squad, US Marine Corp
68. FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, Us Department of the Army
69. Infantry Attacks, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

X. Ground Mounted Operations and Vehicle Combat

70. _Armored Attacks: The Tank Platoon_, Colonel John F. Antal 71. _TC 21-305-20 Manual for the Wheeled Vehicle Operator_, US Department of the Army 72. _FM 7-7j Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad_, US Department of the Army 73. _FM 31-23D Special Forces Mounted Operations_, Department of the Army 74. _FM 3-20.98 Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon_, Department of the Army 75. _TC 21-305-2 Training Program For Night Vision Goggle Driving Operations_, Department of the Army

XI. Warfare at the High Level: Understanding Modern Militaries and Operations

76. Combat Team: The Captain’s War, Col. John F Antal
77. How To Make War, James F Dunnigan
78. Next War: Reimagining How We Fight, Col John F Antal
79. On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines, Brett A. Friedman
80. FM 3-0 Operation, Department of the Army
    • FM 3-06 Urban Operations, Department of the Army

• Added reading: The 4 Generations of Modern Warfare, William S. Lind and LtCol Gregory A. Thiele
  • The 4th Generation Warfare Handbook, William S. Lind and LtCol Gregory A. Thiele
  • 5th Generation Warfare: History, Modern Context, and (Some) Solutions

XII. Artillery

81. On Gunnery: The Art and Science of Field Artillery from the Civil War to the Dawn of the 21st Century, Michael D. Grice
82. 7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting, Col John F. Antal
83. Handbook of Model Rocketry Seventh Edition, G. Harry Stine

XIII. logistics

84. Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein to Patton, Martin van Creveld
85. Logistics in the Falklands War, Kenneth L. Privratsky
86. The Soldier’s Load and The Mobility of A Nation, S. L. A. Marshall

XIV. Precision Marksmanship, Advanced Sniper Skills, and Tactics

87. Long Range Shooting Handbook: A Beginners Guide to Precision Rifle Shooting, Ryan M. Cleckner
88. The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual For Military and Police Snipers, Maj. John L Plaster
    • The Ultimate Sniper: The Video
89. FM 3-05.222 Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment, US Department of the Army

XV. Combat, and Survival Medicine

• The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for when Help is NOT on the Way, Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP

90. Ranger Medic Handbook
    • Emergency War Surgery
91. Where There Is no Doctor: A Village Healthcare Handbook, David Werner

XVI. Survival and Specific Operational Environments

92. Combat in Deep Snow and Extreme Cold, US Army
    • A comprehensive look at the Canadian Army Sleep System, Oshawa Bushcraft
93. B-GG-302-002 Arctic and Sub-Arctic Operations, (Parts 1 & 2 Basic Cold Weather Training & Northern Operations Included), Department of Defense Canada
94. FM 90-5 Jungle Operations, Department of the Army
95. MCWP 3 35.6 Desert Operations, US Marine Corps
96. MCRP 12 10 A. 3 Mountain Leader’s Guide To Mountain Warfare Operations, US Marine Corps

XVII. Amphibious Warfare

97. Booze, Boats, and Billions: Smuggling Liquid Gold, C. W. Hunt
98. MCRP 8-10B.6 Marine Corp Water Survival, US Marine corp
99. Boat Crew Handbook - Seamanship Fundamentals, United States Coast Guard
    • Boat Crew Handbook - Boat Operations, United States Coast Guard
    • Boat Crew Handbook - Navigating and Piloting, United States Coast Guard
100. Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling,
101. FM 31-75 Riverine Warfare, Department of the Army

XVIII. Special Tactics and Insertions

102. FM 20-11 Military Diving, Department of the Army
103. FireForce: One Man’s War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Chris Cocks
104. FM 3-99 Airborne and Air Assault Operations, Department of the Army

XIX. CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear

105. Nuclear Weapons Effects 101, US Defense Videos
106. Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work parts 1 and 2,
107. "The Science of Nuclear Weapons”, Scott Manley
108. Nuclear Weapons Specialist: Jay Block,
109. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons 1977 Report, Samuel Glasstone and Philip J. Dolan, United States Department of Defense
110. The Effects of Nuclear War, Congress of the United States: Office of Technology Assessment
111. Nuclear War Survival Skills, Cresson H. Kearney
112. U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Survival Manual, Captain (Naval) Dick Couch
113. Weapons of mass destruction, what you should know : a citizen's guide to biological, chemical, and nuclear agents & weapons, Gladson I. Nwanna

XX. Morale and Personnel Management

114. The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War 2, Charles Glass
115. Fighting Power: German and U.S. Army Performance, Martin Van Creveld
116. If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story, George Wilson
117. McNamara’s Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War, Hamilton Gregory
118. The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free, Pete Hegseth

XXI. Case Studies

119. The Thorn and the Carnation Vol 1 & 2, Yahya Ibrahim Al-Sinwar
120. On Another Man's Wound: A Personal History of Ireland’s War of Independence, Ernie O'Malley
121. Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen Wars, 1994-2009, Dodge Billingsley with Dr. Lester Grau
122. 85 Days in Slavyansk, Alexander Zhuchkovsky
123. SHTF Anthology: Survival Lessons of the Balkan Wars, Selco Begovic - Survival Stories: Memories of the Balkan War, Selco Begovic
124. Born Red: A Chronicle of the Cultural Revolution, Yuan Gao
125. The Tunnels of Cu Chi, Tom Mangold and John Penycate
126. King Rat, James Clavell

XXII. Micro and Macro-Diplomacy: Profiting and Surviving Within and At The End of Conflict

127. France: The Tragic Years 1939-1947
128. Victims of Yalta: The Secret Betrayal of the Allies, Nickolai Tolstoy
129. Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction, Jim Downs
130. Empires of Mud: Wars and Warlords in Afghanistan, Antonio Giustozzi
131. Coup D’Etat: A Practical Handbook, Edward N. Luttwak