1. On Mar 19 2018 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell and commented:

    Just what you'd expect from Orwell. Honest, self-deprecating, a great read.

  2. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power by Niall Ferguson
  3. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 by William Slim
  4. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman
  5. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read To Lose a Battle: France 1940 by Alistair Horne
  6. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read Street Without Joy: The French Debacle In Indochina by Bernard B. Fall
  7. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard Fall
  8. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  9. On Mar 19 2018 David (USA) read American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White
  10. On Feb 22 2018 colleen (USA) read Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
  11. On Feb 18 2018 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare by Robert M. Citino and commented:

    I like the approach this book takes - examining a certain aspect of various campaigns. I've found that technique to be helpful in technical matters, i.e., seeing how 4-5 different API clients handle authentication. Interesting material, good stuff.

  12. On Feb 17 2018 Tom Copeland (USCG) read A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order by Richard Haass and commented:

    Contains interesting bits about his concept of "sovereign obligations". Reminded me a bit of Connectography when it discussed weakening of national borders especially with regarding to Internet-based crime.

  13. On Feb 05 2018 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization by Parag Khanna and commented:

    A valiant attempt at explaining a lot of modern life. I feel like I've read other books recently that predict the demise, or at least the wane, of the nation-state.

  14. On Feb 02 2018 bookreader (USCG) read Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
  15. On Jan 07 2018 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Blood Year: The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism by David Kilcullen and commented:

    Excellent writeup of the modern conflicts in the Middle East and suggestions as to which of the options would be least worst to pursue.