Book · 2015 · World war, 1939-1945, campaigns
How the War Was Won
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Um, and oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Power and he is uh always uh fantastic.
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Why people recommend it: How the War Was Won by Phillips P. O'Brien is a rigorous military history of World War II that challenges conventional narratives by arguing that Allied victory was primarily achieved through strategic material dominance, industrial capacity, and logistical attrition rather than dramatic battlefield heroism. Paul Krugman recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show during his final book recommendations, noting that he had recently reread the volume. Krugman praised O'Brien's work as a wonderfully unromantic and anti-glory view of armed conflict that focuses intensely on the mechanics of modern warfare. Krugman later returned to the military historian's insights on the podcast when discussing subsequent global conflicts, underscoring how O'Brien's sharp analytical framework provides essential context for understanding modern military strategy, geopolitical power dynamics, and the harsh economic realities that ultimately determine the outcomes of wars.
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Paul Krugman Um, and oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh… 2
“Um, and oh yeah, I'm just reading the latest uh book by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Power and he is uh always uh fantastic.”
“I have recently reread how the war was won by Phillips O'Brien who's a military historian and it's a book about World War II but he's become a prolific commentator on the war in Ukraine and it's mostly it's this wonderfully unromantic anti-glory view of War it's all about look it's really about modern Wars about production and Logistics”
