1. On May 05 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Spymaster: My Thirty-two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West by Oleg Kalugin and commented:

    A fascinating description of a long KGB career. This is the first book I've read that speaks kindly of Kim Philby, although I guess that makes sense. Amazing that Kalugin survived all the intrigues!

  2. On May 05 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read The Command of the Air by Giulio Douhet
  3. On May 02 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Redeployment by Phil Klay
  4. On May 02 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC by Jon T. Hoffman
  5. On May 02 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read What It Is Like To Go To War by Karl Marlantes
  6. On May 02 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Keep from All Thoughtful Men: How U.S. Economists Won World War II by Jim Lacey
  7. On May 01 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
  8. On Apr 27 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Chol-hwan Kang and commented:

    A quick but painful read. Comments about capitalism (i.e., the black market) cropping up in various circumstances were interesting.

  9. On Apr 16 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Dave Grossman
  10. On Apr 09 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford and commented:

    This book filled in some gaps for me about some incidents, like the USS Pueblo and the USS Liberty. I felt like it came down a little hard on President Bush for his initial reactions to the 9/11 attacks; I remember that morning thinking "wow what a terrible accident" at first. Good description of the scale at which the NSA operates. And the computing capability has only gotten bigger since then!

  11. On Apr 07 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman
  12. On Apr 07 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm and commented:

    What a story. Who would have thought a guy could turn his life around like that? The bits about how he soaked up information from the other guys was interesting; being able to learn from others - without being annoying - is a real talent.

  13. On Mar 26 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace by Mark Perry and commented:

    Really helps to understand the relationship between these two figures. Like other books from an American perspective, it makes me want to go back and read Churchill's WWII series; this book gives you a feel for all the tensions involved. As Churchill said, "the only thing worse than fighting a war with allies is fighting a war without allies!"

  14. On Mar 15 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Book of Honor : The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives by Ted Gup and commented:

    Lots of interesting stories about the paramilitary side of the CIA. Spans from WWII up to about the late-1990s. A quick read, but a good one!

  15. On Mar 14 2016 colleen (USA) read @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex by Shane Harris