1. On Dec 04 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by Michael Sallah and commented:

    A difficult read, but illustrates what can happen when leadership fails.

  2. On Nov 24 2013 colleen (USA) read Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation by James L.; III Holloway
  3. On Nov 23 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation by Thomas C. Reed and commented:

    Well written and thorough. Changed my mind regarding the "Iraq has nukes" motivations for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  4. On Nov 23 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier and commented:

    Short, lively, and a strong indictment of the "development by dumping in more aid" system.

  5. On Nov 08 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read LUCKY THIRTEEN: D-Days in the Pacific with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II by Ken Wiley
  6. On Nov 08 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley and commented:

    Not bad, although the constant capitalization of "Flyboys" gets a little annoying.

  7. On Nov 06 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN by Gary Williams
  8. On Nov 03 2013 colleen (USA) read The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith
  9. On Nov 02 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda by Eric Schmitt and commented:

    The last line sums it up well - terrorism isn't a problem you fix, it's a problem you manage. I think the only complaint I have about this book is it's filled with the jargon of the CT professions. You know, a deputy undersecretary of whatever talking about how you've got to "synergize the boots on the ground with the hearts and minds while drinking three cups of tea" and all that. I suppose it's accurate; just seems annoying.

  10. On Nov 01 2013 colleen (USA) read No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal The Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining, USMC by Merrill Twining
  11. On Oct 29 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942 by Daniel Ford and commented:

    This was a story I had never heard of; I asked a couple USAF guys in my church about it and they were all familiar with it though. Good stuff.

  12. On Oct 29 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand and commented:

    Just an amazing survival story.

  13. On Oct 28 2013 colleen (USA) read The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E. Ricks
  14. On Oct 27 2013 kcholbert (USAF) read The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo by Edward Shepherd Creasy
  15. On Oct 21 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer and commented:

    I've read quite a few books that described surface actions, and with most of them I really haven't been able to get a good picture of what happened. But the diagrams and explanations in this book were clear and straightforward and laid out the scenarios so that I could follow them. Contains a good defense - or at least backstory - on the Navy's actions and contributions at Guadalcanal.