1. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda by Sean Naylor
  2. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton by Martin van Creveld
  3. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Challenge of Command by Roger H. Nye
  4. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, And Vietnam by Peter S. Kindsvatter
  5. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II by Charles B. MacDonald
  6. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read America's First Battles, 1776-1965 by Charles E. Heller
  7. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose
  8. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Patton: A Genius for War by Carlo D'este
  9. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story by George Wilson
  10. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold G. Moore
  11. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read For the Common Defense by Allan R. Millett
  12. On Sep 01 2009 ralston read Face of Battle by John Keegan
  13. On Aug 18 2009 Tom Copeland (USCG) read A Bell for Adano by John Hersey and commented:

    This is a wonderful little story of an American major who oversees the small Italian town of Adano after the Allied invasion. It reminded me of Lederer's "The Ugly American"; it's even better, I think. The only character who seemed a bit overdone was General Marvin, the villain. Reading this was a nice break from the usual blood and guts of the USMC list. This was an inspired selection indeed.

  14. On Jul 26 2009 cresswell6265 read The Anatomy of Courage: The Classic WWI Study of the Psychological Effects of War by Lord Moran
  15. On Jul 11 2009 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll and commented:

    This book is filled with interesting stories about the founding of the American Navy. The building of the first ships (including the difficulties in floating one of them), Stephen Decatur's burning of the captured Philadelphia, the naval engagements in the War of 1812 - it's all great stuff. Finally you'll know the full story of "to the shores of Tripoli"!