I’ve watched a couple of documentaries on war a while ago and will continue to do because I feel like an ‘ignorant slut’ when it comes to world issues.  These two I watched are more on philosophy of war though, and not so much on occurring wars which are what I need to learn more about.

The first one I watched was The Fog of War and it’s Robert S. McNamara telling us what he’s learned throughout his career and it’s the kind of thing that I like because it’s something I want to be able to do, learn lessons from everyday life.  I suppose his job was always more than your everyday job but eventually you would be able to ‘think big’ from small things if you do it enough.  Robert S. McNamara is also a very animated speaker and a passionate person, despite his age when the movie was made.

The second was The Art of War which was a documentary on the History Channel and has all this fancy aesthetic feel to it.  The Art of War is a classic body of work and should be read (yes read, not watched) by everyone because it really pertains to many walks of life and careers, although it’s actually not as intriguing as The Fog of War because most of what is in The Art of War seems like common sense.  I’m sure the movie has only covered the few most popular doctrines and is missing a lot of it though, so it’s definitely going on my to-read-list.