Instead of starting with the Helm's Deep series, I would recommend starting with...

		MattyRad on June 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders Are Cha... Instead of starting with the Helm's Deep series, I would recommend starting with the Siege of Gondor series, which was written earlier and is a little easier to follow IMO https://acoup.blog/2019/05/10/collections-the-siege-of-gondo... It's an excellent mix of fiction, history, tactics (operations!), pop culture, and filmography. It's probably one of the best things I've ever read

Yes! FWIW, at least one from that series was highly discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21663852