1. On Feb 08 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes
  2. On Feb 08 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC by Jim Proser
  3. On Feb 08 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield
  4. On Feb 08 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read Leading Marines by U.S. Marine Corps
  5. On Jan 22 2014 colleen (USA) read The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
  6. On Jan 19 2014 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes and commented:

    Very thorough. Discusses the tremendous loss of life due to the policy firebombing of Japanese cities.

  7. On Jan 01 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation by Thomas C. Reed
  8. On Dec 31 2013 colleen (USA) read Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose
  9. On Dec 26 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith and commented:

    Always interesting to read something from the British perspective. Some good thoughts on a needed force transformation.

  10. On Dec 19 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  11. On Dec 11 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read Hat in the Ring: The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War by Bert Frandsen
  12. On Dec 04 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by Michael Sallah and commented:

    A difficult read, but illustrates what can happen when leadership fails.

  13. On Nov 24 2013 colleen (USA) read Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation by James L.; III Holloway
  14. On Nov 23 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation by Thomas C. Reed and commented:

    Well written and thorough. Changed my mind regarding the "Iraq has nukes" motivations for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  15. On Nov 23 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier and commented:

    Short, lively, and a strong indictment of the "development by dumping in more aid" system.