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.

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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

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