ralston has read:
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by
Catch-22 by
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat by
Summons of the Trumpet: U.S.-Vietnam in Perspective by
Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany by
The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 by
Common Sense Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders by
Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership by
Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach by
WAR by
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer by
Once a Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam by
Hiroshima by
The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle by
Ender's Game by
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by
Strategy in the Missile Age by
The U.S. Army and the Korean War: South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu by
Certain Victory: The U.S. Army in the Gulf War by
Street Without Joy: The French Debacle In Indochina by
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898 by
The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 by
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by
Embattled Courage: The Experience of Combat in the American Civil War by
Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battle by
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by and commented:
Fascinating book, especially the first half.
Red Badge Of Courage: An Episode Of The American Civil War by
All Quiet On The Western Front by and commented:
One of my all-time favorite books
The Constitution of the United States of America by
The Defense Of Duffer's Drift by
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by
What It Is Like To Go To War by
Platoon Leader - A Memoir of Command in Combat by and commented:
I've read this several times over the years.
Acts of War: Behavior of Men in Battle by
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by
North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea by
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by
Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles by and commented:
A little dated, but good.
Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground by
Billy Budd and Other Stories by
The General by
The Village by
The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation by
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power by
Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda by
Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton by
American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, And Vietnam by
Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II by
America's First Battles, 1776-1965 by
Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam by