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A History of Warfare by John Keegan (1993) is a very good staring point. Beginning with his book branch from there using the extensive bibliography. Then track down autobiographies written by military personnel.

For an overview of military structure visit www.defense.gov/, and click on "Organization" under the "About DOD" menu. For an overview of military equipment visit www.janes.com/.
Any of the earlier books by Tom Clancy are pure gold. The Hunt for Red October gained notoriety for discerning (what were at the time) military secrets [NY Times article]. I refer you to that as an example of how -- with sufficient research -- "military fiction" can push through into fact.

PS: A nice essay on the topic of the Future of War appeared recently on Quora [link].

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