list of military writers

This is a list of military writers, alphabetical by last name. See also list of military theorists.

Bayo, Anton
Boyd, John, inventor of the OODA Loop or decision cycle.
Caesar, Julius, author of Gallic Wars, Alexandrian Wars, etc.
Clausewitz, Carl von, general and author of On War
Ercilla, Alonso de y Ziga, author of La Araucana
Frontinus, Sextus Julius , author of the Stratagemata
Fuller, J.F.C., theoretician of tank warfare
Goltz, Colmar Freiherr von der, 19th century general and theorist
Guderian, Heinz, German General, Developed principles of Blitzkrieg, author of Achtung Panzer!
Guevara, Ernesto Che, Argentinian revolutionary, diary outlined the guerrilla war being fought in Bolivia
Hart, B.H. Liddell, proponent of the "indirect approach", influential on all 20th century military thinking
Johns, Michael, foreign policy and national security analyst and writer
Jomini, Antoine Henri, general, wrote on the Napoleonic Wars including Precis de l'Art de la Guerre (Precis on the Art of War) and Trait des grandes oprations militaires (Treatise on Grand Military Operations)
Keegan, John, Military Historian
Leonhard, Robert, Military Theorist
Luttwack, Edward, Theorist, identified the 'Dynamic Paradox' of strategy
Mao Zedong, Chinese leader and guerrilla theorist
Machiavelli, Niccolo, political theorist, author of The Prince and Dell'arte della guerra (The Art of War)
Mahan, Alfred Thayer, naval strategist
Marighela, Carlos, Brazilian "urban guerrilla", wrote Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla
Martin, Tyrone G., USS Constitution expert
Moore, Robin, wrote The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger
Ryan, Cornelius, wrote The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far
Schalk, Emil, Summary of the Art of War
Simpkin, Richard, Military Theorist
Strachan, Hew, Military Historian
Sun Tzu, general and author of The Art of War
Thucydides, author of History of the Peloponnesian War
Verdy du Vernois, Julius von, 19th century general and theorist
Xenophon, his Anabasis recording the Greeks' march out of Asia Minor
Flavius Arrianus Xenophon known as Arrian in English, author of Anabasis Alexandri The Campaigns of Alexander the Great
Tsunetomo, Yamamoto, author of Hagakure