Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Just like Stavridis on Russian Military. Thanks Brett, you've just equated me with USN full admiral?
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Just finished The Hardest Place by Wesley Morgan about our (mis)adventures in Afghanistan's Pech Valley. I thought it was very good, though (by now) a lot of this subject matter has been covered before. If you've read "War" by Sebastian Junger you'll recognize a bunch of the characters.
Just finished 2034.
The prose was better than Ghost Fleet, but the idea of a third world war between China and the United States sounds a little more complicated than the book made it out to be. Telling the U.S. side of story from the perspective of a Navy SWO, a Marine Pilot, and a member of the National Security Council doesn't come close to covering all the bases that other "what if world war three" happened books have covered.
I guess Stavridis and Ackerman were more focused on writing a cautionary tale for policy makers then telling a realistic story of what the front lines of World War 3 would look like.
As others on here have said, there can only be one Red Storm Rising...
The prose was better than Ghost Fleet, but the idea of a third world war between China and the United States sounds a little more complicated than the book made it out to be. Telling the U.S. side of story from the perspective of a Navy SWO, a Marine Pilot, and a member of the National Security Council doesn't come close to covering all the bases that other "what if world war three" happened books have covered.
I guess Stavridis and Ackerman were more focused on writing a cautionary tale for policy makers then telling a realistic story of what the front lines of World War 3 would look like.
As others on here have said, there can only be one Red Storm Rising...
Headed on vacation soon and will visit a few battlefields back home in South Carolina. Just ordered "From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South" to read before the trip. Although there is a debate over which state had the most battles during the Revolutionary War, South Carolina is always at or near the top of any list, thus there are a lot to choose from - in particular the Battle of Cowpens, where Daniel Morgan completed the only double envelopment of the war.
Anyone else have some Revolutionary War books to suggest? (paging Griz...)
Anyone else have some Revolutionary War books to suggest? (paging Griz...)
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South: Lumpkin, Henry: 9780595000975: Amazon.com: Books
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South [Lumpkin, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South
www.amazon.com
-Almost a Miracle (had a to read a section for JPME, read the whole thing)Headed on vacation soon and will visit a few battlefields back home in South Carolina. Just ordered "From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South" to read before the trip. Although there is a debate over which state had the most battles during the Revolutionary War, South Carolina is always at or near the top of any list, thus there are a lot to choose from - in particular the Battle of Cowpens, where Daniel Morgan completed the only double envelopment of the war.
Anyone else have some Revolutionary War books to suggest? (paging Griz...)
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South: Lumpkin, Henry: 9780595000975: Amazon.com: Books
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South [Lumpkin, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the Southwww.amazon.com
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-The British Are Coming (on the nightstand, waiting it's turn)
Those Damn Rebels: The American Revolution as Seen Through British EyesHeaded on vacation soon and will visit a few battlefields back home in South Carolina. Just ordered "From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South" to read before the trip. Although there is a debate over which state had the most battles during the Revolutionary War, South Carolina is always at or near the top of any list, thus there are a lot to choose from - in particular the Battle of Cowpens, where Daniel Morgan completed the only double envelopment of the war.
Anyone else have some Revolutionary War books to suggest? (paging Griz...)
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South: Lumpkin, Henry: 9780595000975: Amazon.com: Books
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South [Lumpkin, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the Southwww.amazon.com
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Angle in the Whirlwind ( best broad history by far)
A Devil of a Whipping
James Hornfischer (who wrote “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors”) died at the age of 55.
Sad news.
Am getting ready to subscribe to Naval History from USNI - anyone else get this hard copy magazine in the mail?
www.usni.org
Naval History Magazine
Bringing the history of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to life.
I used to get it. It is well edited and often has interesting articles.Am getting ready to subscribe to Naval History from USNI - anyone else get this hard copy magazine in the mail?
Naval History Magazine
Bringing the history of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to life.
As an 1815 applicant, I am (of course) currently reading Joe Rochefort's War. It's great so far; I'm at the part where the Japanese are getting ready for Midway
I recently finished The Afghanistan Papers as well as The Hill: A Memoir of War in Helmand Province. The Afghanistan Papers was good, if depressing; it confirmed a lot of what I already knew or had read about. The Hill was simply excellent; I highly recommend it.
I recently finished The Afghanistan Papers as well as The Hill: A Memoir of War in Helmand Province. The Afghanistan Papers was good, if depressing; it confirmed a lot of what I already knew or had read about. The Hill was simply excellent; I highly recommend it.
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Am getting ready to subscribe to Naval History from USNI - anyone else get this hard copy magazine in the mail?
Naval History Magazine
Bringing the history of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to life.
Yup, worth it. Short enough to finish in an hour or less and not riddled with errors or odd takes as some of the other military history pubs are often prone to have. Their recent Gettysburg-Navy article was a bit odd though, highlighting folks who had only tenuous connections to the Navy at the battle.
ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
Am getting ready to subscribe to Naval History from USNI - anyone else get this hard copy magazine in the mail?
Naval History Magazine
Bringing the history of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to life.
Thanks for posting this! I am looking at the subscription for myself and my dad.
Reading for a class. Let me sum this one up for you:
"Humans fight wars for all kinds of reasons. Maybe for state security. Maybe distrust of other states. Maybe just because they're humans. Regardless of the true answer, a bunch of people throughout history have a lot to say about it."
I get a few other magazines as well:
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is the leading magazine for in-depth analysis and debate of foreign policy, geopolitics and international affairs
Architectural Digest,
Architectural Digest Homepage
Architectural Digest is the international design authority, featuring the work of top architects and designers.
and Garden & Gun
Homepage
Garden and Gun magazine celebrates the modern South and features the best in Southern food, style, travel, music, art, literature, and sporting culture.
gardenandgun.com
so Naval History will be a nice addition.
Does anyone subscribe to Smithsonian Air & Space ?