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P. S. (Paul Stanley) Bond
1879–1955
A longtime U.S. Army officer and military writer, he produced practical books on tactics, engineering, map reading, and training that were widely circulated in the early 20th century. His work reflects a hands-on teacher’s approach to preparing soldiers and students for service.
1 Audiobook
Technique of modern tactics
by P. S. (Paul Stanley) Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough
About the author
Born in New York City on April 18, 1879, Paul Stanley Bond built a career as an army officer and educator. Archival material from Southeast Missouri State University identifies him as Colonel Paul Stanley Bond, and records there note that after his father's death his mother remarried and Bond took the surname Hamilton for a time.
Under the name P. S. Bond, he wrote a long list of military manuals and textbooks, including works on tactics, field engineering, map reading, infantry training, and Reserve Officers' Training Corps instruction. Library and catalog records show his books remained in use across multiple editions, suggesting he was valued less as a literary stylist than as a clear, practical explainer.
Bond died on January 9, 1955, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. A modern military study has described him as an important thinker on combat engineering, which helps explain why his books still surface in library catalogs, archives, and reprints today.