“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”― Sun Tzu, The Art of WarStrategy Six Pack 5 presents a smart sextet of tactical texts:A Treatise on Tactics by Francis J. LippittA Tale of the English Civil War by G. A. HentyGenghis Khan by Jacob AbbottThe Boer War by Arthur Conan DoyleMorgan's Raid by Basil W. Duke, Orlando B. Willcox & Thomas H. HinesGaribaldi by Elbert HubbardFrancisJ. Lippitt’s A Treatise on Tactics is a detailed, sophisticatedmid-Victorian survey delineating trends in military thinking as relatesto the three branches of Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry. Morgan’s Raidby Basil W. Duke, Orlando B. Willcox & Thomas H. Hines – threeparticipants of the famous Civil War skirmish – is a forgotten militaryclassic and includes the raid, capture and escape of Confederate generalJohn Hunt Morgan and his troops, known as Morgan’s Men. EvidentlySherlock Holmes’ creator Arthur Conan Doyle had a lot to say about theBoer War. By the end of hostilities in 1902, his book The Boer War(originally published as The War in South Africa, Its Cause and Conduct)had been published 16 times, with each edition revised by Doyle. Themystery maestro brings the same analytical skills displayed in hisfiction to this definitive look at the 1899-1902 conflict. There is alsoG. A. Henty’s richly descriptive novel A Tale of the English Civil War,Garibaldi, a biography of the Italian general, and Genghis Khan byJacob Abbott, a look at the life of the founder and Great Khan of theMongol Empire.Illustrations include:King Charles I of EnglandThe Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Oliver CromwellThe 1st Khagan of the Mongol EmpireGenghis Khan entering BeijingJohn Hunt MorganThomas H. HinesBasil W. DukeOrlando B. WillcoxMorgan’s MenGiuseppe GaribaldiElbert Green Hubbard“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”― Baltasar Gracián