5. Jack S. Levy, “The Diversionary Theory of War,” Review of International Studies. Foundational political science analysis of diversionary conflict and rally effects.
6. Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (New York: Tim Duggan Books, 2017). Source of the admonition “Do not obey in advance.”
7. Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning (New York: Harper, 2018). Definition and analysis of authoritarian rule suppressing opposition and criticism.
8. Lawrence Freedman, The Official History of the Falklands Campaign (London: Routledge, 2005). Account of Argentina’s 1982 invasion and the political consequences of defeat.