1. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak and commented:

    High school

  2. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Elements of Style by William; White, E. B. Strunk
  3. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward
  4. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks
  5. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read On China by Henry Kissinger and commented:

    I only spent three weeks in China, but this book was very insightful.

  6. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Counterinsurgency by David Kilcullen and commented:

    Read this before heading to Afghanistan in 2010.

  7. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis and commented:

    One of the most eagerly awaited biographies ever, and well worth the wait.

  8. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist
  9. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Making the Corps by Thomas E. Ricks and commented:

    Outstanding book, couldn't put it down.

  10. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram and commented:

    Very interesting.

  11. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century by Andrew Krepinevich
  12. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
  13. On Jun 29 2017 dugnforthunt (USN) read Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by P. W. Singer and commented:

    Best of its kind since Red Storm Rising.

  14. On Jun 27 2017 Tom Copeland (USCG) read On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story by Cdr. Richard Jadick and commented:

    Another story from the second battle of Fallujah. One common thread I've been seeing in recent books is that senior leaders need to do senior leader things - see the overall picture, make the big plans, ensure that strategic needs are met. A high ranking officer who coordinates effectively can save a lot of lives.

  15. On Jun 24 2017 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter and commented:

    Technically solid and thoughtful. Very good writeups of the nuts and bolts of Stuxnet - DLL wrapping, techniques used to prevent detection, time periods of operation, etc. Definitely worth your time.