Comments on: It is to be feared that it may have become too popular https://www.isegoria.net/2017/10/it-is-to-be-feared-that-it-may-have-become-too-popular/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2017/10/it-is-to-be-feared-that-it-may-have-become-too-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-2586902 Scipio Americanus Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:42:56 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42458#comment-2586902 A few that apply the methods of the field to historical campaigns:

Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions

U Boats in the Bay of Biscay: An Essay in Operations Analysis

While it’s not technically OR related, I am obligated to recommend “the Good Book of Pugh” as it’s called by my boss (who bought several copies to hand out):

The Cost of Sea Power

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2017/10/it-is-to-be-feared-that-it-may-have-become-too-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-2586861 Isegoria Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42458#comment-2586861 So, Alistair, any books (or other media) on OR you might recommend? (Scipio, any more you might recommend?)

]]> By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2017/10/it-is-to-be-feared-that-it-may-have-become-too-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-2586371 Scipio Americanus Fri, 06 Oct 2017 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42458#comment-2586371 Amazing how little has changed since 1956, eh?

]]> By: Alistair https://www.isegoria.net/2017/10/it-is-to-be-feared-that-it-may-have-become-too-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-2586362 Alistair Fri, 06 Oct 2017 20:04:29 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42458#comment-2586362 I’m a senior analyst in defence Operations Research and this is all Absolutely True.

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