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- Modern Strategy (2)
- By Colin S. Gray
- Reading since Jan 8, 2008
  
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Modern Strategy

This is one of my textbooks in "Developing the Military Strategist," and as an overview of strategy in the 20th Century it's very useful.

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— Feb 15, 2008 | Add your feedback
- Wanted (6)
- By J.G. Jones, Mark Millar
- Finished on Jul 12, 2008
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The Sheep Look Up
- The Sheep Look Up (2)
- By John Brunner
- Finished on May 12, 2008
  
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The Sheep Look Up

Prophetic

Everyone, and I do mean everyone, should read this book. It is a frightening view of a future that might not be all that far off. It is well written and just a little close to home.

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— May 13, 2008 | Add your feedback
- Not a Good Day to Die (3)
- The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
- By Sean Naylor
- Finished on Mar 16, 2008
  
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- Charlie Wilson's War (7)
- The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History…
- By George Crile
- Finished on Mar 16, 2008
  
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- Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife (4)
- Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
- By General Peter J. Schoomaker, John A. Nagl
- Finished on Feb 28, 2008
  
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

John Nagl shows his brilliance in this book, written years before our current counter-insurgency crises. He builds a model and sticks to it, examining what makes military cultures both successful and adaptive. Useful for anyone looking at operating in a conflict-heavy bureaucracy, military or othe ... (continue)

John Nagl shows his brilliance in this book, written years before our current counter-insurgency crises. He builds a model and sticks to it, examining what makes military cultures both successful and adaptive. Useful for anyone looking at operating in a conflict-heavy bureaucracy, military or otherwise.

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— Mar 1, 2008 | Add your feedback
- World War Z (48)
- An Oral History of the Zombie War
- By Max Brooks
- Finished on Feb 19, 2008
  
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World War Z

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One critic used the word "literate" to describe this novel, and I think it is a fair compliment. Brooks's familiarity with our world and the lack of many common scare tactics (except for in the opening) made this book strangely plausible once you accepted its premise. My disbelief was suspended co ... (continue)

One critic used the word "literate" to describe this novel, and I think it is a fair compliment. Brooks's familiarity with our world and the lack of many common scare tactics (except for in the opening) made this book strangely plausible once you accepted its premise. My disbelief was suspended completely and since I'm a military man, that's something for a book about politics and military response to disaster.

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— Feb 20, 2008 | Add your feedback
- The Hard Goodbye (12)
- Sin City (Volume 1)
- By Frank Miller
- Finished on Feb 16, 2008
  
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Into the Mouth of the Cat
- Into the Mouth of the Cat (1)
- By Malcolm McConnell
- Finished on Feb 15, 2008
  
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Into the Mouth of the Cat

This book is a must for anyone who has ever served in the Air Force or is considering it. Captain Sijan's heroism makes for a heart-wrenching, inspirational, thought-provoking read.

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— Feb 17, 2008 | Add your feedback
- Ex Machina Vol. 1 (10)
- The First Hundred Days (Ex Machina (Graphic Novels))
- By Brian Vaughan
- Finished on Feb 4, 2008
  
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- Lone Survivor (8)
- The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
- By Marcus Luttrell
- Finished on Jan 23, 2008
  
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Lone Survivor

This is an amazingly exciting book about the Battle for Murphy's Ridge and its aftermath. It's inspiring, bloodcurdling, and informative at the same time.
The only negative sides are the famous SEAL arrogance which bleeds through on every page, and his discouraging take on Rules of Engagement ... (continue)

This is an amazingly exciting book about the Battle for Murphy's Ridge and its aftermath. It's inspiring, bloodcurdling, and informative at the same time.
The only negative sides are the famous SEAL arrogance which bleeds through on every page, and his discouraging take on Rules of Engagement. While he's certainly entitled to those views (and they are understandable considering the paradox the ROEs placed him in), he espouses a dangerous viewpoint for modern soldiers to take in the battle for hearts, minds and credibility.

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— Jan 24, 2008 | Add your feedback
- Spook (8)
- Science Tackles the Afterlife
- By Mary Roach
- Finished on Dec 10, 2007
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