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9 reviews
Ricardo S. Sanchez, Donald T. Phillips

Harper, 2008

Excellent Book
I knew General Sanchez when he commanded 1st Armored Division and wanted to see how he fared in Iraq and what he thinks of the Iraq venture. He did not disappoint me.

Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"

11 reviews
Don Malarkey, Bob Welch

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Personal account of what it was like to be a citizen soldier.
Donald Malarkey has been mentioned in nearly every book written about Easy Coy, 506th PIR. Why? Not only has he fought with Company from Normandy to the Eagle's Nest, but because he was a great soldier, and a man in which you could depend on, no matter how low the stakes were. This is why the book is so good, a very personal account from training to intense combat, from laughter to horror, and ...

Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

32 reviews
Dick Couch

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Great book for future SF
Great book a must read if your looking into a future in SF or just interested in what they go through.

Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster ...

75 reviews
Michael Yon

Richard Vigilante Books, 2008

In Praise of Michael Yon
I learned more about what was really going on in Iraq in the first 50 pages than I have from all the other sources I have read or heard. I now know how it went wrong (didn't realize how bad) and how we got a second chance and did it right. When this war started, I thought it would ultimately succeed (of course at great cost) and end up transforming the region because the God given right of life, ...

Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers

11 reviews
Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton, Marcus Brotherton

Berkley Hardcover, 2008

An Extraordinary Life
As the title states, "My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers," this book is about a lifetime. Lt. Colonel Compton has lived a very full life complete with tragedy, joy, public service and combat. As there are so many works concerning Easy Company's exploits during World War II, he wanted to refrain from re-hashing the story that has been told so many times. I have read many ...

Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman

6 reviews
Mary Tillman

Modern Times, 2008

Biter Sweet.
I certainly feel for the Tillman family. Forty years ago my father, the only Olympic medal winner ever killed while serving in combat for the USA, was killed in Vietnam. My father was on a six man recon. team in a Ranger detachment and according to the statement by the commander of his ready reaction force, although his team was out of radio contact for nearly 11 hours, he was unconcerned ...

Ender's Game

2482 reviews
Orson Scott Card

Starscape, 2002

Sci-fi at its greatest
This book was by far the greatest book I have ever read! I would encourage anyone that enjoys books to pick this up and read it. Even if you don't enjoy reading, I am sure this book will grasp you! You watch as Ender goes to battle school and fight for the I.F. against an enemy known as the "buggers". It sounds cliche, but then you realize this book was written in 1985 and realize all of the ...

Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite Counterterrorism ...

13 reviews
Aaron Cohen, Douglas Century

Ecco, 2008

I LOOOOOOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!
This book was truly incredible. I told everyone I know about it! I was hooked from the moment I opened it and could not put it down until it was done! I actually walked around a little lost, afterwards. I just felt like I had been inside of something really important and then didn't quite know what to do with myself here at home. I was really surprised by the amount of detail Aaron was aloud ...

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

377 reviews
Ishmael Beah

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

Remarkable
Ishmael Beah makes no plea for forgiveness nor does he beg a place in this world. Yet this memoir earns him both. The horrible atrocities that Beah was both victim and perpetrator of are described with a sort of detached sensitivity that makes this readable to those of us living outside of the tragic, war torn reality that was Beah's. I applaud Beah's redemptive work as I wish him peace and ...

Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II

3 reviews
Brendan I. Koerner

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Roll out.
Brendan Koerner is a friend of mine, so you can take this for what it's worth. But I think "Now the Hell Will Start" is fantastic. It is a truly unique book. On the one hand, it's a thriller about a killer who goes on the lam in the Burmese jungle and dodges U.S. Army officers by living among headhunters. (This really happened.) On the other, it's a really rich history--a portrait of World ...

Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire

5 reviews
Alex Abella

Harcourt, 2008

"Rational choice?" Think again!
Do you remember Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove? Way too crazy to be real, right? Well, in fact, no: the famous Peter Sellers character was based on a real person, and that person, a mad genius by the name of Herman Kahn, is one of the key characters in this fascinating book by Alex Abella. Kahn and a bunch of like-minded people (extremely smart, but somehow missing any kind of ethical ...

To Taste Temptation (The Legend of the Four Soldiers)

15 reviews
Elizabeth Hoyt

Forever, 2008

Author's Talents Growing With Each New Book and Now...
....we have this absolutely excellent, exciting, sensual, loving and wonderful new book. Having followed this author, reading all her previous works, I had high expectations for this novel and she admirably fufilled every one. First, the story expertly captures the nastiness of class distinctions and particularly how, an American, because of his success in "business" could NEVER overcome ...

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Lord John Grey)

54 reviews
Diana Gabaldon

Delacorte Press, 2007

A part of the great Lord John Grey series
This was a fabulous book about one of my favorite literary characters - Lord John Grey. If you are a fan of the Outlander novels, (and even if you are not) you will thoroughly enjoy this read. Enlightening, surprising and always enjoyable.

The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848

2 reviews
Martin Dugard

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Read It
A history book that you cannot put down. Dugard impeccably details the landscape of war and the tremendous strength, loyalty, leadership and courage of young men faced with insurmountable circumstances. The writing is fluid, informative, and rich. One of the many strengths of The Training Ground is the manner in which the chaos and brutality of war is contrasted with individuals and how their ...

Night Soldiers: A Novel

52 reviews
Alan Furst

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

Recommended For Those Who Know History
This was my "first" Furst novel. Given to me as a gift several years ago, it worked its way to the top of my read "stack." What a pleasant surprise! An excellent novel. A great spy story, with characters that are interesting and nicely developed. I would highly recommend it. But be forewarned that it helps, greatly, to have some knowledge of 1930's Europe and the war-before-the-war among ...

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

132 reviews
Hampton Sides

Anchor, 2002

Sides gives a credible account of The March!
In Hamilton Sides well-written and quite readable "Ghost Soldiers," the Yale-educated author is no stranger to respected non-fiction, having authored previously a definitive account of Kit Carson and his own "march" in the American West. "Ghost Soldiers" is highly acclaimed. Minnesota native and historian JoAnn Johnson notes: "Being a World War II `buff,' this true story is an excellent ...

War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

42 reviews
Smedley D. Butler

Feral House, 2003

Wake up America!!
War is a Racket is one of the greatest anti-war book ever penned. As a Marine veteran of Iraqi Freedom it is easy to disregard this a commi-b.s.propaganda , but looking further into what is "the war to make the world safe for democracy" ( not the infinite war on terror, but The Great War, WW1) We can see the true propaganda of business corrupting our sovereignty. The first casualties of war are ...

Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence

24 reviews
John Ferling

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

A Great Read!
I'm just an average person who read this book to become more familiar with a topic that I last studied in high school many years ago. I'm not an historian. This book is well written, interesting to read, easy to understand and a complete package. It covers both the highlights and the low points of both the war and the war's participants. Even George Washington gets criticized. My only ...

LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING FOR THE FIGHT: A FEW THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING FROM A FORMER SPECIAL ...

25 reviews
PAUL, R. HOWE

AuthorHouse, 2005

Outstanding book by a true professional.
Outstanding book by a true professional. MSG Howe is the real deal and an outstanding authority in his field. Would recommend this for any law enforcement or military professional.

Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
Chris Hedges, Laila Al-Arian

Nation Books, 2008

Best-selling author and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and journalist Laila al-Arian spent several months interviewing Iraqi war veterans to expose the patterns of the occupation and how it affects Iraqi civilians. The testimonies of these soldiers and Marines provide a disturbing window into the indiscriminate killing of unarmed and innocent Iraqis that is carried out daily by the occupation forces. Collateral Damage is ...

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