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Lars

New book: 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

New book: "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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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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