1. On Aug 25 2016 colleen (USA) read Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban by Stephen Tanner
  2. On Aug 25 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Once a Warrior--Always a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home--Including Combat Stress, PTSD, and mTBI by Charles W. Hoge M.D.
  3. On Aug 24 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah by Bing West
  4. On Aug 24 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost by The Russian General Staff
  5. On Aug 24 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War by Ali Ahmad Jalali
  6. On Aug 24 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View of the War in Iraq by David J. Danelo
  7. On Aug 22 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan and commented:

    I had never heard of General Schriever and of the story of the development of the ICBM and IRBM systems. Lots of interesting anecdotes about how things came together. Since this is a biography, maybe it over-emphasizes the effects of individual personalities on history - but maybe not! The right person in the right place with the right motivations, and next thing you know, there's a balance of power.

  8. On Aug 15 2016 colleen (USA) read "Execute against Japan": The U.S. Decision to Conduct Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Joel Ira Holwitt
  9. On Aug 07 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman and commented:

    Shows the difference that a great executive can make. Interesting to see how someone not from the auto industry overcame resistance. Also some good stuff on the bailout period.

  10. On Aug 05 2016 colleen (USA) read Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned In the Marines by Zell Miller
  11. On Aug 01 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare by Joel Brenner and commented:

    The bits about SCADA/ICS were especially disturbing. Hard to imagine that getting remedied without some big incident happening first.

  12. On Jul 26 2016 colleen (USA) read A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
  13. On Jul 23 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and commented:

    Has some nicely done explanations of crypto concepts like asymmetric encryption and web of trust.

  14. On Jul 23 2016 colleen (USA) read The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber
  15. On Jul 13 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter