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Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone
James Brady
Wiley, 2010
Brady on Basilone
Having known Jim Brady personally I found his Hero of the Pacific probably as close to the mark as is possible for an author that did not know Basilone. I am a retired Marine "mustang" having served 16 years enlisted and the final five as an officer. Like Brady, we ...
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Dear John
Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing, 2009
Pure Joy
This is an excellent book. Nickolas Sparks is brilliant writer.
The book is much better than the movie!!
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Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior
Dick Couch
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Very good read
Covered everything it should from start to finishm with the exception of the stuff he couldn't write about. All in all a very good book for anyone thinking about going SF
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Jon Krakauer
Doubleday, 2009
Be like Tillman and put aside your preconceptions if you read this book
As someone who could be described as a centrist, I was quite depressed, though not surprised, to see reviews here reflecting political bias from both sides. The true lesson of Pat Tillman is no side can own him - not the left, not the right. Pat Tillman was a ...
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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Doug Stanton
Scribner, 2009
an outstanding overview of post 911 and the silent fight in Afghanistan.
This truly is a riveting retelling of post 911 Special Forces soldiers and CIA operatives that entered Afghanistan and engaged in the fight against Al Qaeda. So many unsung heroes that have sacrificed love, life, and family in the call of duty- I, for one, am grateful ...
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The Good Soldiers
David Finkel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009
A Heartbreaking and Engrossing Read
A jacket review of The Good Soldiers avers that "[t]his may be the best book on war since the Iliad." That's quite a claim, considering the thousands of years of history and probably hundreds of thousands of volumes that have since been published on the subject. ...
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With the Old Breed
E.B. Sledge
Presidio Press, 2007
Highly Recommended
I would highly recommend this book about WWII in the Pacific. Sledge has a remarkable way of writing that makes you feel what he felt.
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Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen
Wendy Lamb Books, 2010
Paulsen Does it Again
Woods Runner, Gary Paulsen's latest novel, has what readers love about the famed author: the adventure, nature, and fast-paced narrative. This one has something more - the grittiness of the Revolutionary War - as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Samuel, along with ...
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Compelling Strength from a boy soldier
Wow, words can not describe this memoir.
Really was eye opening to read, makes you re-evaluate all the things that we tend to take for granted.
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I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home
Shoshana Johnson
Touchstone, 2010
POWERFUL!
I am a Army Veteran from Desert Storm. The descriptions of the conditions of the desert are right on. I felt like I was with her and her comrades throughout the book. As hurt as she was she kept her faith, she "adapted and certainly overcame' the adversities she ...
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War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier
Smedley D. Butler
Feral House, 2003
Believe it or else
Americans are the most warlike people in modern history. We don't think of ourselves as such, but it's true. Why? Read this book to get a good notion of what the primary reasons for our militarism are. General Smedley Butler's book, written in 1935, is the ultimate ...
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I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC
Jim Proser, Jerry Cutter
St. Martin's Griffin, 2010
A MUST READ ! ! !
My friend loaned me this book to read and I must say that it gave me a new found appreciation of what those men and women did for us in WWII. This book was very easy to read, and should be included in the curriculum of every Recent American History course taught in ...
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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
Robert Baer
Three Rivers Press, 2003
An excellent book detailing the CIA's Past and Possible Future
See No Evil is by most accounts an excellent read. For anyone interested in the real world of intelligence and espionage it tells a riveting tale complete with close calls and the dangers of intelligence collection without glamorizing it to the point of a Flemming-esq ...
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The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education
Craig M. Mullaney
Penguin Press HC, The, 2009
Excellent Account
I thought that this was a very well done account of an interesting life from a man who could have written something that was quite a ho hummer. He did not spend the pages and words on the technical aspects of a soldier's life, perhaps because he did not spend his ...
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Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughs On Leadership And Training From A Former Special ...
MSG Paul R. Howe
AuthorHouse, 2005
Highly Recommended for all leaders
This book is amazing. As I read this book, it was as if a fog was lifting before my eyes in my mind. As a junior leader in the U.S. Army, I had my ideas of leadership, training, and combat that I pieced together after years of experiencing all types of leaders, both ...
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