Status Updates From A Sense of the Enemy: The H...

The Vietnam conflict is covered from a policymaker's perspective, and it is quite interesting. Especially the assumptions made, how much was calculated, and what was ultimately accomplished.

More of Theory - theory vs simulation theory. The subtle links between pattern breaks and true intentions do exist.

Chapter 4 was pretty straightforward. Stalin liked to read but stuck to one principle and did not change, leading to too much bloodshed and the Russian military's unpreparedness for Operation Barbarossa.

Completed chapter 3. I think Germany would have been in a different position had Stresemann lived a few more years. The reaction of all statesmen to rearmament is something to remember forever. The idea of observing reactions at Pattern Breaks does seem valuable.

The first chapter was a bit underwhelming but the second one is really interesting, more so because of the stakes and context of the time