Welcome!
I'm a professor of military history at the Swedish National
Defence College and author of books and articles on history
and war studies. Please look around, you'll find information
about me and my work here!
Lars
New
book will be out October 19 2010:
Joseph Goebbels - A Biography (In Swedish)
The first
biography about Goebbels in Swedish reveals new facts about Goebbels'
contacts with Sweden. This is the story about Goebbels' transformation
from devoted catholic and researcher of litterature to devoted worshipper
of Hitler and an incurable liar. Joseph Goebbels early became head
of the Nazi party in Berlin and organized bloody street fights between
the city's nazis and communists during the 1920's. He was appointed
minister of propaganda and seized total control over German cultural
life. He capably took advantage of the new media film and radio
and captivated millions of people with his speech. But the road
to the party elite was lined with struggle for power and betrayal;
family members, friends and colleagues were sacrificed for his career.
More
New
book out in january 2010: "Bomb and burn'em". Tactics
and terror during 100 years of air war. (In Swedish)
Why
do you choose to write a book about bomb warfare against civilians?
The answer is as obvious as unpleasant, because this type of warfare
has been a very outstanding element during the last 100 years of
militaryy history. In spite of this there are few books that discuss
the phenomenon, not least in a moral perspective. There's an abundance
of books that treat bomb warfare in a military theoretical or technical
aspect on the other hand.
New
book out in October 2009: Swedish Naval Battles (In Swedish)
In
this book we show in which operations the Swedish navy has been
involved, since it's establishment in the 1520's. With a number
of naval battles in our marine history as a starting point, we discuss
their further significance by putting them in a broader, operational
development. In that way one gets a better understanding of the
military role that has been played by the navy at different points
of time. More
Lessons
learned? Swedish operational and
tactical experiences from the Congo crisis 1960-1964. (In Swedish)
For the
first time since 1814 Swedish troups was used to attack and keep
ground in combat against an armed enemy. In my book I analyse which
conclusions could be drawn concerning the Swedish troops (ground
and air units) abilities in these battles. More
Last
updated 29 september 2010.
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