Hello. I now read my first real book, and it's called "The Book of Five Rings" I had a lot of fun and I want more books like this, I don't want Japanese books because I don't like Japanese. Korean and Chinese books are better, but western are okay. Thank you
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What aspect do you want more of? Dueling? Strategy? Allusions to philosophy? Art of War seems like the most obvious work to recommend.
All of it, thank you! Sorry I read Art of War but I didn't think of it.
Try Carl von Clausewitz's On War
This book is one of the few I've actually quit and never finished reading. Clausewitz's writing is just so dry, I'd say it reads like a very old text but that's normally not an issue for me with other authors. Good for you if you enjoyed it though, Clausewitz was really based.
>Heckin ON WAR by Clauserino. Dude bruh, I frickin love the part were he says every gun going off at the same time is also a type of war. SO DEEP!!!!
How about some books on dueling
hagakure
or sun zi's book
It's Japan and I read Sun Zi
Thank you
Pick up the first book you see on a random military strategist. Hannibal, Napoleon, whatever. If you've read the Sunzi and Musashi, you're well on the road (or the Way if you prefer) to seeing the oneness of theme and recommendation in them all.
Hagakure is amazing. Don’t be a moron that doesn’t read it just because it’s Japanese. Name one chinese book on the same level as the book of five rings. you cant
I finished this book not long ago as well, I really enjoyed it. The samurai life-on-the-line and always conducting yourself as such mindset was really something interesting, as well as the specific ideology on going into training in a flawless state so as to achieve flawless training. You'll find that's common among the profession of arms, bad habits and terrible training are deadlier than the enemy. If you're smart you can fine ways to relate that to other areas of life, the same way Musashi recommended. understanding the small by way of the great and great by way of the small and all that.
If you want a warrior type book from a modern lens, where an officer of the modern US infantry recounts his upbringing, training, mindset, and 60 seconds of combat, The Unforgiving Minute is good. The dude gets a little up his own ass at some points (as any Army man will tell you West Point officers do), but overall it's a decent read with a few similar beats.
You might also enjoy "On Killing". In that one a Special Forces officer has closely examined the psychological effects of killing and modern warfare through the accounts of many combat tested veterans. Get's a little misguided at some points but you get the picture.
If you really want to have some fun in life you could sign up for an 18 series contract with the US Army or go find a decent PMC group or volunteer combat force to be a part of. That's a decent way to live (and die) for what you seek
Oh, I forgot to mention, The Small Unit Tactics handbook (what Special Forces studies) and Ranger Handbook (what Rangers study) are both available to the public. Both contain important notes and roles in the lineage and philosophy of their warrior groups as well as specific tactics, methods, equipment, and mindsets for the warrior on the battlefield, from your basic grunt to your leader. That might be more of what you're looking for
>fun
>US Army
That's just mean, anon.
Hey now, I said 18 series. The Green Berets are no bullshit
Op is clearly korean
More suggestion? More philosophical is good. Thank you
Hagakure Kikigaki pairs well with Go-Rin-No-Sho (The Book of Five Rings), and should be required reading for any soldier or warrior.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagakure
Funny you mention that, I shelved both at the same time time on goodreads just now
One of my most read physical books I own. I like how it is a collection of different passages and not one long fused together narrative. Great to occasionally pick up turn to a random page and have a read.
Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller
You know miyamoto musashi was jap right?
Yes I know, I don't like Japan but the book is good I don't lie.