books about: soldiers

books about: soldiers

books:

Meg Ryan Wielding a Red Swo... Therapeutics Red Skelton Soldiers

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 ...

Dear John

Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2009

Dear John
Another terrific Nicholas Sparks book. Tear Jerker, but really pulls you in while reading. Hard to put down.

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 ...

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 ...

Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone

James Brady

Wiley, 2010

Enlightening new look at a forgotten hero.
Mr. Brady's "Hero of the Pacific..." sheds some well-deserved light upon a Marine hero, John Basilone, for those of us who might never heard of his actions in WWII. It was great to read about Basilone's life prior to WWII in small town America, floundering in life ...

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. ...

The Soldiers of Halla (Pendragon)

D.J. MacHale

Aladdin, 2009

One Of The Best
This book, simply put, was fantastic. I've been a Pendragon fanatic ever since The Merchant of Death, and every book continues to engross me. The only other time I've ever felt so anxious to know what will happen to fictional characters is in the Harry Potter series. ...

With the Old Breed

E.B. Sledge

Presidio Press, 2007

the closest to being there a civilian is ever going to experience
I've read a lot of books about WWII, particularly the Pacific theater. I deeply respect the fact that no one who hasn't experienced combat can really understand what it's like. If you're a veteran, my comments don't apply. But for a civilian like me, this book comes ...

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.

I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

Jim Proser, Jerry Cutter

St. Martin's Griffin, 2010

The "regular guy" life of Manila John Basilone
Like most, if not all, Marines of my generation my boot camp experience was punctuated with references to Manila John Basilone, one of the heroes of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Sgt. Basilone won the Medal of Honor for his exploits there, and was sent on a widely ...

I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home

Shoshana Johnson

Touchstone, 2010

An important book from a real hero
I'm Still Standing is an important book showing the character of an ordinary American responding as a hero to an incredibly dangerous and difficult situation. Her story begins with an ambush, and ends as a new beginning for her, showing courage at every step. Highly ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills

Charles Henderson

Berkley Trade, 2001

The Saga of Gunnery Sargeant Hathcock
I am willing to wager that this is the most popular book in the United States Marine Corps! There were a number of emminent U.S. military sharp-shooters hunting Veit Cong and NVA troops in the jungles of Veitnam during the 1960s and early '70s. None of them are ...