The Art of War in the Middle Ages

by Charles Oman · 1885

Charles Oman's account of medieval military organization, tactics, and warfare.

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Sam AltmanCEO, OpenAI; former head, Y Combinator

A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed The Art of War in the Middle Ages.

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The title appears in the transcribed AMA list; Altman confirmed in the same HN thread that the correct title was The Art of War in the Middle Ages.

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A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.

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