Hey comrades, as two comrades who know how to write a good book, check this beauty out: Socialist Strategy and Military Art by Argentinian Marxists Emilio Albamonte and Matías Maiello. The book has just been released in English. And why is this such an important publication today? Well, everywhere we look we are seeing the disastrous effects of this system of capitalism. From wars, to genocides, to pending climate collapse. The need for a different system can’t be more clear. And as we see a massive youth movement across Europe and general strikes in Italy, France, and Spain that put forward demands against militarism and the rising cost of living, as we see a new class consciousness is expressed in the US through the rise of the DSA and the strike against ICE in Minneapolis, the fight for a socialist future is no longer a debate confined to the margins. It is more important than ever. In this light, it makes it all the more important to discuss strategy, to discuss how we can achieve working class hegemony, to discuss how we can win. Socialist Strategy and Military Art draws on the strategic thought of Marxist revolutionaries across the 20th century, like Lenin, Trotsky, Gramsci, and Luxemburg and tries to apply their analysis to the conditions facing the workers’ movement today. It also takes a critical look at the works of others such as Che, Kautsky, and Mao who continue to influence much of the left today. And what makes this book kind of unique in the discussion of strategy is how the authors connect socialist strategy and military theory, looking at the work of Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. This guy’s military writings were deeply influential for both of us and later studied by Lenin and Trotsky in thinking about how the working class can actually conquer power. Sound interesting? Well, 34 Press and Left Voice are publishing the English-language edition of this important work and there are so many conversations in this thing that could not be more pertinent today, so order your copy today comrades and let the comrades know what you think.