Brian Holden Reid, acknowledged on both sides of the Atlantic as the leading expositor of the ideas of General Fuller, is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College, University of London. He is the author of J. F. C. Fuller: Military Thinker.
Reviewed in LRB 10 June, 1999 ... this volume conveys a sense of unity and coherence which exceeds the sum of its parts. This is partly explained by the subtitle. Brian Holden Reid has engaged in debates on these matters that exercised the imaginations of Major-General J. F. C. Fuller and Sir Basil Liddell Hart, and has attempted to relate their writings to the development of military thought and doctrine throughout this century. The sense of continuity is enhanced by the preface to each essay explaining its origins, limitations and ideas for revision. These introductions are elegant and even poetic ... The great merit of Studies in British Military Thought is that there are provocative points on virtually every page which will stimulate civilian and military students alike. --TLS, 12 March, 1999. "These essays are well written, combative, and instructive."--English Historical Review, June 2000
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