1. On Nov 03 2013 colleen (USA) read The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith
  2. On Nov 02 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda by Eric Schmitt and commented:

    The last line sums it up well - terrorism isn't a problem you fix, it's a problem you manage. I think the only complaint I have about this book is it's filled with the jargon of the CT professions. You know, a deputy undersecretary of whatever talking about how you've got to "synergize the boots on the ground with the hearts and minds while drinking three cups of tea" and all that. I suppose it's accurate; just seems annoying.

  3. On Nov 01 2013 colleen (USA) read No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal The Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining, USMC by Merrill Twining
  4. On Oct 29 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942 by Daniel Ford and commented:

    This was a story I had never heard of; I asked a couple USAF guys in my church about it and they were all familiar with it though. Good stuff.

  5. On Oct 29 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand and commented:

    Just an amazing survival story.

  6. On Oct 28 2013 colleen (USA) read The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E. Ricks
  7. On Oct 27 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo by Edward Shepherd Creasy
  8. On Oct 21 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer and commented:

    I've read quite a few books that described surface actions, and with most of them I really haven't been able to get a good picture of what happened. But the diagrams and explanations in this book were clear and straightforward and laid out the scenarios so that I could follow them. Contains a good defense - or at least backstory - on the Navy's actions and contributions at Guadalcanal.

  9. On Oct 19 2013 colleen (USA) read Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
  10. On Oct 19 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read The Armed Forces Officer by U.S. Department of Defense
  11. On Oct 19 2013 paulaebenoit read 1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan
  12. On Oct 19 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
  13. On Oct 19 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942 by Daniel Ford
  14. On Sep 18 2013 colleen (USA) read Navigating the Seven Seas: Leadership Lessons of the First African American Father and Son to Serve at the Top of the US Navy by Melvin G. Williams
  15. On Sep 08 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century by Colonel Thomas X. Hammes USMC