Prince of the Clouds

Not a book I would have expected to like very much, military history not being a big passion of mine. But I did like it--a lot. The discussions of historic battles between the historian and his student were quite interesting, as was the connection between military strategy and life. And the book as a whole was quite moving.

Initially I was struggling a bit with the slightly ploddy descriptions of ancient battles, but eventually the story got going and I was gripped and ultimately found it very moving.

Un colonnello trascorre la propria vita studiando i maestri dell'arte militare, preparandosi a quella che sarà "la sua battaglia" e credendo che la guerra possa essere soggetta alle leggi della razionalità. L'appuntamento con il destino è via via rimandato. Quando giungerà, l'ufficiale scoprirà che tutto ciò in cui ha creduto è solo illusione.