dugnforthunt has read:
The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror by
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why by
Doctor Zhivago by and commented:
High school
Obama's Wars by
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by
On China by and commented:
I only spent three weeks in China, but this book was very insightful.
Counterinsurgency by and commented:
Read this before heading to Afghanistan in 2010.
George F. Kennan: An American Life by and commented:
One of the most eagerly awaited biographies ever, and well worth the wait.
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran by
Making the Corps by and commented:
Outstanding book, couldn't put it down.
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by and commented:
Very interesting.
7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century by
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by and commented:
Best of its kind since Red Storm Rising.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate by and commented:
Fascinating book.
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 by
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by and commented:
Read 2000.
Snow Crash by
The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda by
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by and commented:
very cool story. Read this in 2007.
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by and commented:
Great book/Read 2002
Intelligence in War: The value--and limitations--of what the military can learn about the enemy by
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future by
From Beirut to Jerusalem by and commented:
2000
Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground by
A History of Hungary by and commented:
Dec 1999-Read this before I studied abroad in Budapest
Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan by and commented:
Great book on WW2
Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power by
What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East by
Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia by
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One by
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam by and commented:
2006
Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice by
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by
Ender's Game by
The Killer Angels: A Novel by and commented:
1994
Red Badge Of Courage: An Episode Of The American Civil War by and commented:
1992
Outliers: The Story of Success by
The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army by
Cold Warrior: James Jesus Angleton - Cia's Master Spy Hunter by
Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961 by and commented:
1998
The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography by and commented:
1999
The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War by and commented:
2006
Catch-22 by and commented:
My favorite book
Diplomacy by and commented:
1998
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by and commented:
1998
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations by and commented:
2002
The Strategy of Conflict by and commented:
2004
Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla by and commented:
Fascinating book.
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by and commented:
1996
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by
Face of Battle by and commented:
2002
Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy by and commented:
2015
Principles of Maritime Strategy by
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age by and commented:
S&W 2014-Naval Command and Staff College
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by and commented:
2003
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought by and commented:
S&W Naval Command and Staff
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by
The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery by and commented:
2016
The Cold War: A New History by and commented:
2003
A World Transformed by and commented:
1999
The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm by
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by and commented:
Snatching future war from the jaws of peace.
The Guns of August by and commented:
1995
The Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848-1918 by and commented:
2004-American University
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by and commented:
1996
All Quiet On The Western Front by and commented:
1992
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by and commented:
2000-Budapest
The Ugly American by and commented:
1996
The Brothers Karamazov by and commented:
Read 1997.
The Stranger by and commented:
Read 1997
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by and commented:
Fascinating history.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by and commented:
Read 2002.
The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia by and commented:
Read 2003-7 years later deployed there.
The Art Of War by and commented:
Read 1998-Junior in College/SIS/UOP