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I just finished When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
He is finishing up his residency at Stanford as neurosurgeon when he gets diagnosed with lung cancer. His writing style with multiple references to classical literature while he dissects what is important in life was pretty damn good. At times, I stopped and thought, damn that is some good writing right there.
Amazon link below but I found it through the local library in the Libby App.
https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X
He is finishing up his residency at Stanford as neurosurgeon when he gets diagnosed with lung cancer. His writing style with multiple references to classical literature while he dissects what is important in life was pretty damn good. At times, I stopped and thought, damn that is some good writing right there.
Amazon link below but I found it through the local library in the Libby App.
https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X
In addition to my light graduate reading (Educational Psych, anyone?), I read Alone At Dawn, CCT: the Eye of the Storm (a childhood friend of mine who is a CCT insisted I read the former, then I picked up the latter), Thank You For Your Service (for the laughs), and Red Platoon over the summer. I'm currently switching things up with some fiction, and reading The Kite Runner. I also have all of the, The Things Our Fathers Saw series queued up for my next reads.
Ian Toll’s last book of the Pacific War Trilogy, Twilight of the Gods, was recently published- anyone had a chance to read and review it yet?
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 3): Toll, Ian W.: 9780393080650: Amazon.com: Books
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 3) [Toll, Ian W.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 3)
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On the list for the Fat Guy.
On my shelf...next to be read.
You or Pags got a good 1-stop source for a WW1 / WW2 atlas depicting particular areas with ship/troop movements? Would like to load up a thumb drive with maps and plug it into the 65” TV so I could toggle back and forth over specific battle areas while reading.
On a separate note, listening to Dan Carlin’s Supernova in the East Part V. The debate was over who were the better jungle fighters: the Australians or the Japanese? Carlin stated you could not count the US, as the Americans instead would simply flatten the jungle and then fight on what was left.
The West Point one are excellent.
www.westpoint.edu
History Atlases | United States Military Academy West Point
West Point Military Academy
www.westpoint.edu
Yes. Once again, like the others, it is a work of excellence. Stumbled into Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago and somehow walked out with a signed copy ?
Try...”War at Sea: A Naval Atlas, 1939-1945” by Marcus Faulkner.
I'm disappointed in myself for not having a good answer for this. I usually just end up on wikipedia.
If you're reading WWII USN history I'd also recommend the BuShips battle damage reports if you'd like to get post strike BDA.
War Damage Reports
During World War II, when a ship sustained battle damage or any other type of mishap occurred (e.g., collision, running aground, explosion, fire, heavy weather damage), a War Damage Report was required. At the first opportunity, a follow-up, detailed, preliminary shipboard inspection/damage...
Found those a few years ago. My grandfather was XO on DRAGONET, and now I get why he didn't talk about the war.War Damage Reports
During World War II, when a ship sustained battle damage or any other type of mishap occurred (e.g., collision, running aground, explosion, fire, heavy weather damage), a War Damage Report was required. At the first opportunity, a follow-up, detailed, preliminary shipboard inspection/damage...www.history.navy.mil