1. On Aug 05 2016 colleen (USA) read Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned In the Marines by Zell Miller
  2. On Aug 01 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare by Joel Brenner and commented:

    The bits about SCADA/ICS were especially disturbing. Hard to imagine that getting remedied without some big incident happening first.

  3. On Jul 26 2016 colleen (USA) read A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
  4. On Jul 23 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and commented:

    Has some nicely done explanations of crypto concepts like asymmetric encryption and web of trust.

  5. On Jul 23 2016 colleen (USA) read The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber
  6. On Jul 13 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter
  7. On Jul 11 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Tip of the Spear: U.S. Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War by G. J. Michaels
  8. On Jul 09 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna and commented:

    This felt like a mix between "Tortilla Flats" and "Mister Roberts". Obviously the author has spent time on a ship; was a quick read. Did feel a little over the top in some places.

  9. On Jul 03 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard Fall and commented:

    I had heard many times about "the disaster at Dien Bien Phu", and this book unwrapped the story for me. What I appreciated about this book was the personal nature of it; the author interviewed many of the combatants. You can hear him mourning as the ring closes around the French soldiers and as their counterbattery fire goes silent.

  10. On Jun 23 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
  11. On Jun 18 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Treasury's War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare by Juan Zarate
  12. On Jun 17 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Very Best Men by Evan Thomas and commented:

    Good character studies from a interesting part of the CIA's history.

  13. On Jun 08 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman
  14. On Jun 07 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency by Richard Helms and commented:

    I really enjoyed the format of this autobiography. When you think about Richard Helms, what are the things you would want to ask him about? Nosenko. Bay of Pigs. Laos. Church Committee. Angleton. Kennedy assassination. And so on. This book has a short chapter about each one, laying out his involvement and the conclusions he drew from it. It's an effective format and of course Helms' take on things is great.

  15. On May 30 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Circle by Dave Eggers and commented:

    Kind of over the top, and throws the baby out with the bathwater, but still, makes you think. I will say that in the dot coms where I've worked, especially during the fast growth times, my experience has not been of God-like scientists using nano-bots to convert mud into spaceships. Instead, it's been a constant organic struggle to invent and implement major changes while continuing to add new features and keep up with the inbound volume.