1. On Apr 16 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Dave Grossman
  2. On Apr 09 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford and commented:

    This book filled in some gaps for me about some incidents, like the USS Pueblo and the USS Liberty. I felt like it came down a little hard on President Bush for his initial reactions to the 9/11 attacks; I remember that morning thinking "wow what a terrible accident" at first. Good description of the scale at which the NSA operates. And the computing capability has only gotten bigger since then!

  3. On Apr 07 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman
  4. On Apr 07 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm and commented:

    What a story. Who would have thought a guy could turn his life around like that? The bits about how he soaked up information from the other guys was interesting; being able to learn from others - without being annoying - is a real talent.

  5. On Mar 26 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace by Mark Perry and commented:

    Really helps to understand the relationship between these two figures. Like other books from an American perspective, it makes me want to go back and read Churchill's WWII series; this book gives you a feel for all the tensions involved. As Churchill said, "the only thing worse than fighting a war with allies is fighting a war without allies!"

  6. On Mar 15 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Book of Honor : The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives by Ted Gup and commented:

    Lots of interesting stories about the paramilitary side of the CIA. Spans from WWII up to about the late-1990s. A quick read, but a good one!

  7. On Mar 14 2016 colleen (USA) read @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex by Shane Harris
  8. On Mar 08 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read War in the Middle Ages by Philippe Contamine and commented:

    Pretty academic at times, but very thorough and the sections on trebuchets and counter-battery artillery are really interesting.

  9. On Mar 05 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Miracle at Midway by Gordon W. Prange
  10. On Mar 05 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read The Magnificent Mitscher by Theodore Taylor
  11. On Mar 05 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Nimitz by E. B. Potter
  12. On Mar 02 2016 colleen (USA) read Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson
  13. On Feb 28 2016 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader and commented:

    Some of Joseph Conrad's descriptions make more sense after reading about the scourge of schistosomiasis and hookworm; those sound like terribly debilitating diseases. This book was published in 1997; having read this I now hope to find something more recent to see what's changed.

  14. On Feb 27 2016 colleen (USA) read The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist
  15. On Feb 16 2016 kcholbert (USAF) read Leading Change by John Kotter