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• 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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• 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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• 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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  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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• 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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• 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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• Oddly Disappointing

  DMZ is always a good--and touching--read, but oddly enough this was my least favorite trade. Perhaps I need to read the whole series again to get a grip on context once more, or perhaps I just need to reread _Friendly Fire_, but it was a mostly plotless interlude that, to my mind, went on way too l ... (continue)

  DMZ is always a good--and touching--read, but oddly enough this was my least favorite trade. Perhaps I need to read the whole series again to get a grip on context once more, or perhaps I just need to reread _Friendly Fire_, but it was a mostly plotless interlude that, to my mind, went on way too long--although the ending packed a punch, it was weakened by the political preaching that came before.

  Again, I love DMZ, but this collection just didn't quite do it for me.

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• There's a lot of interesting Sci-fi written for the Young Adult crowd these days. While the themes could have been dealt with in a deeper way, I think, and deserved a longer book, So Yesterday makes its point--that marketing has a powerful hold over our lives, and we should be cautious around those ... (continue)

  There's a lot of interesting Sci-fi written for the Young Adult crowd these days. While the themes could have been dealt with in a deeper way, I think, and deserved a longer book, So Yesterday makes its point--that marketing has a powerful hold over our lives, and we should be cautious around those who manipulate it.

  Also, it encourages the fresh, throw-a-wrench-into-the-system thinking that more young people need to appreciate--although it comes dangerously close to exalting destruction and chaos for their own sake.

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• I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I believe every American should read it (and everyone, from any country, traveling outside their homeland, for that matter). It influenced my time in China greatly, and will influence my career even more.

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