What are you currently reading?

[papabear]

Hello... If anyone could give me some input concerning the following books on the SAS and SBS, I would appreciate it. (Is it worth buying? Why or why not?) Thanks!
The Real SAS: How It Works and What It Is Like to Be in It
by Adrian Weale

The Joker: 20 Years Inside the SAS: 20 Years Inside the Sas
by Pete Scholey

Black Water: by Strength and by Guile: My Secret Life in the Special Boat Section
by Don Camsell

First into Action: A Dramatic Personal Account of Life in the SBS
by Duncan Falconer

C.Q.B.: The Explosive True Story of 15 Years Under Fire by
Mike Curtis

SAS: the Soldiers' Story by Jack Ramsay

Heroes of the SAS: True Stories of the British Army's Elite Special Forces Regiment by Barry, BEM Davies

Eye of the Storm by Peter Radcliffe

and, Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS by Ken Connor

[Chops]

Papabear

Taking them in order:

The Real SAS: How It Works and What It Is Like to Be in It
by Adrian Weale- not bad, a useful mass market overview but lacking on the nitty gritty- get Eye of the Storm or Ghost Force instead.

The Joker: 20 Years Inside the SAS: 20 Years Inside the Sas
by Pete Scholey- reasonable read but seriously lacking operational detail. Wouldnt be high on my wishlist.

Black Water: by Strength and by Guile: My Secret Life in the Special Boat Service
by Don Camsell- a good read, recommended. Dont get another SBS tome 'Not by Stength By Guile' by Peter Mercer- it's rubbish.

First into Action: A Dramatic Personal Account of Life in the SBS
by Duncan Falconer- the best SBS account out there- highly recommend- covers MCT and NI- Falconer was one of the first SBS boys attached to 14 Int.

C.Q.B.: The Explosive True Story of 15 Years Under Fire by
Mike Curtis- good read, recommended for Gulf detail

SAS: the Soldiers' Story by Jack Ramsay- good overview- similar to 'The Real SAS'- has good pretty accurate coverage of Nimrod and the Gulf

Heroes of the SAS: True Stories of the British Army's Elite Special Forces Regiment by Barry, BEM Davies- never read it

Eye of the Storm by Peter Radcliffe- highly recommended. A very non glorified account. Excellent views on B20 patrol and much more. Very good.

and, Ghost Force: The Secret History of the SAS by Ken Connor- equally very good. Great operational history of 22

Other UKSF books I'd highly recommend would be 'Big Boys Rules' by Mark Urban (22 in NI) and James Rennie's 'The Operators' (14 Int in NI).

Rgds

Chops

[JiJoMacLE45]

I've only read a few of those listed, most are hard to come across in the US. I have read the the works by Ratcliffe and Camsell and have to agree w/ Chops, both are straight forward and factual. I have read Barry Davies 'Heroes of the SAS' and found it to be alright. It pretty much gives a brief account of about fifty or sixty former SAS soldiers. It covers everything from founding members in WWII to mobile column vets of the Gulf War. I enjoyed it. I'd also recommend 'No Mean Soldier' by Peter McAleese. McAleese served with the SAS in Aden and Borneo, but left the Regiment and went on to work as a mercenary in Angola, South Africa, Rhodesia, and Colombia. He covers all of this in his autobiography. Good read.

[Minjin]

Who Dares Wins by Tony Geraghty is another good book. Covers the SAS from the 50s to the 90s.

Cameron Spence has a couple books out which are good, as well.

[Minjin]

Why do my posts always come up double? GRRR

[Sirpad]

Not the newest, but still, Barry Davies's "SAS - the illustrated history" is one of the best photographic books about the SAS. Davies, ex-22 collected for many years rare, amazing photos of the SAS from the african desert to the iraqi desert. A must for the lot of us...

[papabear]

Hello all--thanks very much for your replies. :o I left a book off my original query. It's The Shooting Gallery, by Gaz Hunter. Has anyone read this?

[Silverado]

Soldier I. You may have some difficulty getting your hands on this book as it was written before some people on this board were probably even born furthermore as it made no attempt to hide the identies of those mentioned it caused a certain amount of consternation within the MoD and was withdrawn from sale at one stage. Still as possibly the first firsthand account of life within 22SAS with particular emphasis on the 1970's this book remains an interesting read.

SAS Phantoms Of The Jungle. Written by Prof Peter Horner this book is best left for those who have grown tired of reading these overly melodramatic guts and glory military books and who instead wish to read a book that is properly researched and written by a real military historian then this account of the SASR might be up your alley. It makes no attempt to discuss operations that the SASR were rumoured to have been involved with but rather documents the official account of the history of the regiment up to 1999, so naturally that precludes ongoing ops in East Timor as well as Afghanistan and Iraq.

[JiJoMacLE45]

I know what book your talking about Silverado, but isn't it called Phantoms of War by David Horner. My copy is. Your right though, it is a very informative book.

[Chops]

Hi Silverado

Yes agreed on Soldier I. Interesting story of the guy suffering from PTSD too- an overlooked element of highly intensive operations.

Phantoms of the Jungle is an awesome book. They have recently, September last year I think, come out with an updated version called SAS: Phantoms of War which covers Timor and expands the CT coverage (ie Sydney Olympics). Well worth picking it up. There are a few other SASR titles worth chasing down- I can give details if anyone's interested.

Rgds

Chops

[grendel]

Papabear

IMO, The Shooting Gallery rates as high as Eye of the Storm.

I agree with what Chops had written re. the other books you mentioned.

Re. Heroes of the SAS – as above, it’s also a good read – my only gripe is that it’s too thin, only 252 pages long.

If you can get hold of these books, they’re also worth your buck:

Secret Soldier by Col. Muki Betser – the author was 2ic during the Entebbe op, also details actions by Sayeret Matkal during the ‘70s & ‘80s.

Sleeping with Your Ears Open by Gary McKay – probably the author’s best book (he has written other books re Aussie Diggers in Vietnam). The intricacies of Australian SAS patrols in Vietnam is described in detail. If you want the nitty gritty of patrolling in the jungle, this is the book to read.

Behind Enemy Lines by Terry O’Farrell – another Aussie SAS book on the Vietnam war. Covers the authors personal account on the intense selection process to becoming RSM – the author is still serving with the SASR.

Killing Zone by Harry McCallion – very similar to 'No Mean Soldier' by Peter McAleese. The author served with the Paras, SAS, South African Recces, and the RUC. A fascinating account was the attempted assassination of Robert Mugabe.

Fishers of Men by Rob Lewis – a personal account of ops with the FRU.

Pamwe Chete by LtCol RF Reid-Daly – written by the founder of the Rhodesian Sealous Scouts, very detailed, plenty of illustrations/photos, nearly 600 pages long – as big as SAS: Phantoms of War.

Cheers!

[Kitsune]

A tip concerning books.

Just get an amazon account. Even without buying something you can still browse through all those books. And read the customer reports.
Concerning SAS: Just go to http://www.amazon.co.uk !!!
The British are just suckers for anything that has to do with SAS (Now that the Empire is gone they have nothing else left I guess).
There is even an SAS fitness-book. (What next "The SAS Cooking Book - Are You Tuff Enuff For This?" or something? Could be...).

There are of course other books... and DVDs... and more !

[TacoDelRio]

I've read a few books about the SAS, more about how they do things, and all that sorta stuff. They are:

The SAS Combat Handbook

The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook, by Terry White

The SAS Guide to Tracking

The first two books are by actual SAS members, but the last one is by a professional tracker, for Law Enforcement.

I hope I was of some help!

Hooah! p-)

[HooyahCQB]

Give a description of the book too

I'm currently reading:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0380731592.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_PE10_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
James Huston

Basically terrorists kill the crew of a high-speed (not Delta) merchant ship and the President refuses to act on it, so Congress looks for ways around the Prez to act.

EDIT: It does have Marines and SEALs in it ;)

[Howie Kaluha]

Awesome......

Right now, I am reading "The Real Team" by **** Marcinko..............

[EffJi]

The Bourne trilogy.
1400 pages of wonder.

I'm reading The Bourne Supremacy right now.
I won't see the film 'til I've finished the book.

[HooyahCQB]

Awesome......

Right now, I am reading "The Real Team" by **** Marcinko..............

Good book!


The Bourne trilogy.
1400 pages of wonder.

I'm reading The Bourne Supremacy right now.
I won't see the film 'til I've finished the book.

Also good books, that's another incomplete I have...

[Abolith]

I just finished "Pattern recognition" by William gibson....... boy it sucked arse.. I am going to light my next fire with that piece of crap.

[mack pl]

"Great Britain and resistance in Europe(1940-1945)"
David Stafford

well, generally its about Special Operations Executive.

[farmgirl]

Memorial Day by Vince Flynn

[-Jack-]

Tom Clancey Rainbow six (for the second time ... kinda)

I plan to read 'every man a tiger' next

[dhfactory]

i've never read a book in my life, i really don't see the point.


-Sean

[Seoulstriker]

"Molecular Biology of the Gene"
James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/080534635X.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Great book, highly recommended.



I'll get a better list up soon.

[Sierra]

Black Hawk Down

I am gonna finish it this time.

[-Jack-]

Black Hawk Down

I am gonna finish it this time.

Great book, read it twice

Make sure you have the one BEFORE the movie came out, as the later published version ain't the same.

[Ria]

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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

[-Jack-]

http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/4220000/4223186.gif

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Is that pre or post movie ?

[HooyahCQB]

Playboy. p-) Oh come on, someone had to say it. :D

I'm rereading - for about the hundredth time - Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Sun Pin's work of the same title (also called "Military Methods"). Talk about snoozers, no offense to the authors.

Yeah i've read TAoW a couple times.

[Sierra]

Black Hawk Down

I am gonna finish it this time.

Great book, read it twice

Make sure you have the one BEFORE the movie came out, as the later published version ain't the same. I own the one with the movie cover. Is it really that big of a difference? What is different about it?

[WolverineBlue]

I'm trying to find my copy of Baudolino, by Umberto Eco...pretty freakin' funny little read. Story about some jackass wandering around during the Fourth Crusade. (Obviously it's been awhile since I've picked this one up, but I thought I'd be all pretentious and intellectual and stuff ;) )

[FuturePara]

I just started reading 'On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society' by Dave Grossman.
Fascinating book, deep book. The author has a very well thought out and intriguing thesis. I highly reccomend it to you all.

[Howie Kaluha]

Black Hawk Down

I am gonna finish it this time.

Great book, read it twice

Make sure you have the one BEFORE the movie came out, as the later published version ain't the same. I own the one with the movie cover. Is it really that big of a difference? What is different about it?

Yes, that's a great book!! As far as I know, there's no difference........

I actually passed out rofl when I read the part where the Ranger had been shot through the femural artery and they were tearing him open to work on him

[vryhpyammoadded]

"The Walking Drum" by Louis Lamour

[Supes]

"Ghost Wars" by Steve Coll. Some very interesting facts, not even half way in it yet.

"Hunting down the Jackal" by Billy Waugh This guy is THE badass.[/url]

[Yosy]

I'm waiting for Unscathed: Escape from Sierra Leone (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0330491474/qid=1101942081/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-0946178-2191816) to arrive.

Currently re-reading All Necessary Measures (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140269959/qid=1101942246/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/202-0946178-2191816). Fantastic book about SAS in Bosnia in peacekeeping. The last chapter is amazing. Keeps you in the edge of your seat.

[Fintin]

'The best war ever" michael c.c. adams

LAST BOOK OF THE SEMESTER!!!

then its on to books about elvis over january..then right back to way too many books on way too many subjects...the theology ones should be real scorchers..or so i heard

[usm2b]

Generation Kill, really good book!

[TheKiwi]

Reduced to reading the recipies off the back of cans. All my books are in storage pending house move next month. Sigh! :(

[zonk]

the army times and stuff magazine

[hank]

Biography of John Adams

Won a Pullitzer, great read. Reads like fiction.

hank

[Hullebullen]

Tom Clancy-Red Rabbit
Hans von Luck-Panzer Commander. About von Luck's experiences during WW2 as a recon battalion commander in russia and north africa and later the leader of Kampfgruppe von Luck during the ardennes offensive...

[Ratamacue]

Just finished Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. Damn good book. Need to look for another book now though.

[FallenAngel]

http://www.starwars.jediknights.co.uk/Novels/10.4i(1).gif

I, Jedi by Michael Stackpole

[Elmo]

Berlin The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor.

Talking about disturbing events...and there are still people alive who experienced events mentioned in the book.

http://www.starwars.jediknights.co.uk/Novels/10.4i(1).gif

I, Jedi by Michael Stackpole

there are like 150 star wars books, where do u start?

[Col. Reb]

We Were Soldiers Once and Young for Military History 301. One of the most in-depth books I've ever read. Excellent reading.

[Ria]

http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/4220000/4223186.gif

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Is that pre or post movie ?

Definitely pre. The movie is actually really different than the book. It's a great read; not corny (as some people may think) at all.

[Opening Batsman]

Mukiwa - A White Boy in Africa
Peter Godwin

[HooyahCQB]

I'm trying to find my copy of Baudolino, by Umberto Eco...pretty freakin' funny little read. Story about some jackass wandering around during the Fourth Crusade. (Obviously it's been awhile since I've picked this one up, but I thought I'd be all pretentious and intellectual and stuff ;) )

Is it really? He wrote a boring-ass article in a book called "Literacies and Technologies" that I had to read this semester. It sucked major donkey balls, but it was non-fiction. Maybe i'll pick up a copy of Baudolino

[Shaw]

I'm reading Combat Swimmer Memoirs of a Navy Seal by Captain Robert A. Gormly

not finished yet, but a very interesting read about the authors career as a Seal in Vietnam, Grenada, and the Persian Gulf.

[Double Tap]

http://www.audiobooksonline.com/shopsite/media/0743524640_M.jpg

[b.scheller]

Mitla Pass by Leon Uris.

[digrar]

RE-reading Sleeping with your ears open. By Gary McKay MC. On patrol with the SASR in Malaya and Viet Nam.

[Opening Batsman]

RE-reading Sleeping with your ears open. By Gary McKay MC. On patrol with the SASR in Malaya and Viet Nam.

I have read that cover to cover about three times and read snippets of it hundreds of times. :D

[scrybe]

John Keegen: "The Face of Battle"
Michael Howard: "War in European History"
Richard Overy: "Why the Allies Won"
James McPherson: "Crossroads of Freedom: Antietem"

This is more like a list of books I should have been reading over the last 9 weeks. I've read Howard and half of Keegen, but I just skimmed over the other two. I had other books for other classes as well.

[walford]

I'm working on a 20-page research paper for my 'Gender Conflict and Development in Non-Western Societies' class [which I refer to as my 'cee you next Tuesday' class]. I'm slogging through a mail tub full of books with titles like:
- Gender & Development in the 3rd World
- Women in Guinea-Bissau
- Gender Caste and Class in India
- Women and Revolution in Viet Nam
- Chinse Feminism Faces Globalization

So those of you who don't like me take heart: I'm not having fun.

[fred_engles]

I'm working on a 20-page research paper for my 'Gender Conflict and Development in Non-Western Societies' class [which I refer to as my 'cee you next Tuesday' class]. I'm slogging through a mail tub full of books with titles like:
- Gender & Development in the 3rd World
- Women in Guinea-Bissau
- Gender Caste and Class in India
- Women and Revolution in Viet Nam
- Chinse Feminism Faces Globalization

So those of you who don't like me take heart: I'm not having fun.You poor shmuck =)

If it makes you feel any better - I have a 20 page paper I'm writting as well - and I'm not having fun either. Although I must say my topic is a little less, err, sucky.

Anyway, for fun I'm slowly rereading both "the glass bead game" and the "tao te ching." But mostly I don't have time for them (classes and life and all).

[James]

"The System of the World" - Neal Stephenson. It is part III in the "Baroque Cycle" which started with "Quicksilver" and continued with "The Confusion".

[Phil642]

Patrick Ourednik
Europeana
A short history of the xxiest century
I do highly recommend it, full of humour and all is true

http://www.zazieweb.fr/images/livres/2-84485-139-8.gif

[snake]

Lee The Last Days

Bio of Robert E Lee's Days after the war

[Werewolf01]

The History of the Frankish Church
The Nicomachean Ethics
Fire and Stone

[Haiw]

Right now I'm reading some kind of internet forum which seems to revolve mostly around the military, politics, and utterly random crap.

[zonk]

good book to read The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers it provides an in depth look at over 500 serial killers around the world

[Yosy]

I'm working on a 20-page research paper for my 'Gender Conflict and Development in Non-Western Societies' class [which I refer to as my 'cee you next Tuesday' class]. I'm slogging through a mail tub full of books with titles like:
- Gender & Development in the 3rd World
- Women in Guinea-Bissau
- Gender Caste and Class in India
- Women and Revolution in Viet Nam
- Chinse Feminism Faces Globalization

So those of you who don't like me take heart: I'm not having fun.

:petting:

Know what you mean mate. Outside of the books I posted, I had to read, in October, Plato's book on the death of Socrates (I don't know its english name). Soon I'll have to start on Kant's "Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals": word around the campfire is that its a tough one.

:|

[One_A]

Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy

[futurepilot2004]

Playboy............I get it for the articles.

[walford]

Know what you mean mate. Outside of the books I posted, I had to read, in October, Plato's book on the death of Socrates (I don't know its english name). Soon I'll have to start on Kant's "Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals": word around the campfire is that its a tough one.If you're studying any of the social sciences, you will have to read a lot of garbage. Kant is pretty bad. Any of the Enlightenment philophers upon which the foundation of modern Leftist thought are based are wordy and obscure. Possibly to conceal the fact that what they have to say is bull**** -- that's called a tautology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology). Hegel is also a trial.

I still think that Marx is probably the worst -- at least the English translations are anyway. He was supposedly a journalist too. In our journalism classes, people are taught to use an economy of words.

[achilles]

Know what you mean mate. Outside of the books I posted, I had to read, in October, Plato's book on the death of Socrates (I don't know its english name). Soon I'll have to start on Kant's "Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals": word around the campfire is that its a tough one.If you're studying any of the social sciences, you will have to read a lot of garbage. Kant is pretty bad. Any of the Enlightenment philophers upon which the foundation of modern Leftist thought are based are wordy and obscure. Possibly to conceal the fact that what they have to say is bull**** -- that's called a tautology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology). Hegel is also a trial.

I still think that Marx is probably the worst -- at least the English translations are anyway. He was supposedly a journalist too. In our journalism classes, people are taught to use an economy of words.

Man, you just discounted COMPLETELY Kant and Marx :lol: ...are you planning to become a teacher and preach...Hobbes for example? p-)

Take it easy...almost every thinker has its own valuable contributions.

[Howie Kaluha]

Playboy............I get it for the articles.

Yeah, and I'm Bruce Lee :lol:

[walford]

Man, you just discounted COMPLETELY Kant and Marx ...are you planning to become a teacher and preach...Hobbes for example?

Take it easy...almost every thinker has its own valuable contributions.I'm planning to become a crank. Then when I get older I'll be a curmudgeon.

Yes, Marx contributed to the dialog by bringing up some very important subjects. His conclusions were completely wrong however. His Labor Theory of Value is good for a laugh -- if it weren't so goddamn boring.

You have to admit that the Enlightenment philosophers upon which freedom are based [Locke, Adam Smith, Bastiat, Mill] are a bit more comprehensible.

[-Jack-]

Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy

I've heard rave reviews about that, gonna buy it over the christmas holidays.
Can you give me a brief but un-revealing synopsis ? (sorry if there were any spelling mistakes)

[Yosy]

If you're studying any of the social sciences, you will have to read a lot of garbage. Kant is pretty bad. Any of the Enlightenment philophers upon which the foundation of modern Leftist thought are based are wordy and obscure. Possibly to conceal the fact that what they have to say is bull**** -- that's called a tautology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology). Hegel is also a trial.

I still think that Marx is probably the worst -- at least the English translations are anyway. He was supposedly a journalist too. In our journalism classes, people are taught to use an economy of words.

I'm not studing social sciences, its just philosophy and psychology. Outside of Plato and Kant, we also have to study a third philosopher's work (its the teacher that chooses the work, not us). We still don't know who will be but some are saying that its Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.

Marx theories are, nowadays, seen as romantic and, although important for XIX century, are next to useless nowadays.

[Haiw]

Marx = textbook theories that only work on paper. Incompatible with human kind.

[JNSA]

“Constitutional Justice I – Constitutional Guaranty and Constitutional Control” by Carlos Blanco de Morais
“General Administrative Law I -Introduction and fundamental principles” by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and André Salgado Matos
“General Theory of Civil Law” by Pedro Pais de Vasconcelos
“The Economy’s Law”, by Eduardo Paz Ferreira
“Constitutional Law Manual”, volumes I, II, III, V and VI, by Jorge Miranda

And that’s Law College, for you guys, who have a real life... :oops:

During my free time I’m trying to read “Diplomacy”, by Henry Kissinger and “War” by Von Clausewitz

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If you're studying any of the social sciences, you will have to read a lot of garbage. Kant is pretty bad. Any of the Enlightenment philophers upon which the foundation of modern Leftist thought are based are wordy and obscure. Possibly to conceal the fact that what they have to say is bull**** -- that's called a tautology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology). Hegel is also a trial.

I still think that Marx is probably the worst -- at least the English translations are anyway. He was supposedly a journalist too. In our journalism classes, people are taught to use an economy of words.

I'm not studing social sciences, its just philosophy and psychology. Outside of Plato and Kant, we also have to study a third philosopher's work (its the teacher that chooses the work, not us). We still don't know who will be but some are saying that its Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.

Marx theories are, nowadays, seen as romantic and, although important for XIX century, are next to useless nowadays.

Yosy, I also had to read Kant in the 12th grade, and I actually learned to like it... ;)

I had Parménides, instead of Plato. Try to convince your teacher to let yoy read Bertrand Russel - it's much easier than Nietzsche... p-)

[James]

Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy

I've heard rave reviews about that, gonna buy it over the christmas holidays.
Can you give me a brief but un-revealing synopsis ? (sorry if there were any spelling mistakes)

Hmmm... I'd tell you to save your money. It is probably the worst of all the Tom Clancy books I've read (which is all of them...)

[Heinzi]

Dead Center, by Ed Kugler

A book written by a sniper in Vietnam. Cool writing style.

I especially like the following sentence in there:
"... I´ve met (after the war) enough 'former Recon Marines' to populate the entire State of Texas, and that´s a bunch."
:lol:

[wiking]

Right now i'm reading The Enemy by Desmond bagley (in norwegian, but it's a pretty good translation)

I used to like Clancy, but my taste in books changed, and i started to find Clancy a bit to Pro-american, you get tired of it in the end i think. His writing isn't bad, it's just that they're sodding dripping of propaganda, and he writes good, but it's borderlining brainwashing, and i don't want that.

[wulfstan]

"Fly Fishing" by J. R Hartley.

The Brits will know this one.

[Beowulf]

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair

[HooyahCQB]

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair

I've always wanted to read that.



Because so many of yall have listed textbooks, my only major-related class this semester is using:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0198782632.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Andyman]

i just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is ****in rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.

[Yosy]

Yosy, I also had to read Kant in the 12th grade, and I actually learned to like it... ;)

I had Parménides, instead of Plato. Try to convince your teacher to let yoy read Bertrand Russel - it's much easier than Nietzsche... p-)

Russel is not on the curriculum, I think.


just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is f*** rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.

I haven't read it, but I know mates that did and they say the book is way exagerated. Too much rambo action,. Its even more outrageous than Bravo Two Zero.

[Storm_Trooper]

I'm currently reading this book
http://www.sovietarmy.com/books/ak.jpg

Pretty informative !!

[moughoun]

i just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is f*** rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.
Paddy Mayne: Rogue warrior of the SAS is very good, plus he make's Marcinko look like a girl scout

[J-10]

http://www.51mag.com/productimages/bqzs5.jpg
:)

[Trident-za]

"Molecular Biology of the Gene"
James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick



Seoulstriker, have you read "The Selfish Gene"? The implications of differential genotype survival is far more interesting than the molecular compostion thereof ;)

I'm busy reading "Dual of Eagles" by Peter Townsend - a factual look at the Battle of Britain, written by a fighter pilot involved in the "battle". It's suprisingly interesting reading (I say suprising because so many non-fiction books get bogged down in endless useless facts that don't contribute anything to the story)


Wiking wrote:

...The Enemy by Desmond Bagley....

Just finished that last weekend - you want to know how it ends?? ;)

Rogue Warrior is an entertaining read... but it is a very long way from reality and a truthful account of **** Marcinko. Obviously I've never met the guy, but based on a few other books/articles I've read, **** Marcinko could have been the greatest SEAL commander ever - if he had avoided alcohol.

[memphiz]

i just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is f*** rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.
Ive read all his books, he rocks

[Trident-za]

i just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is f*** rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.
Ive read all his books, he rocks

I read his first 3 books, but have since lost interest.... the stories got weaker and more implausible with each book - to the extent where he seemed to have a seriously crap story surrounded by tons of 4 letter words to prove how hard-core he was. While somewhat entertaining, the reliance on profanity to "prove his manhood" got to me.... I have no problem with profanity, as long as it isn't the sole basis of existence ;)

McNab is just as crap at non-fiction books, but his fiction books rock - you know the storyline is not real, but it's vaguely plausible and the writing seems authentic. The Stone character is hard-core by his actions (even if he is an imaginary character, he is appealing), not by his words... if you understand my point?

[memphiz]

i just finished: ROGUE WARRIOR BY RICHARD (DEMO ****) MARCINKO

i love that guy he is f*** rambo and i hate the navy for what they did to their greatest soldier. I'm gonna read the davinci code now...i heard it was a good one.
Ive read all his books, he rocks

I read his first 3 books, but have since lost interest.... the stories got weaker and more implausible with each book - to the extent where he seemed to have a seriously crap story surrounded by tons of 4 letter words to prove how hard-core he was. While somewhat entertaining, the reliance on profanity to "prove his manhood" got to me.... I have no problem with profanity, as long as it isn't the sole basis of existence ;)

McNab is just as crap at non-fiction books, but his fiction books rock - you know the storyline is not real, but it's vaguely plausible and the writing seems authentic. The Stone character is hard-core by his actions (even if he is an imaginary character, he is appealing), not by his words... if you understand my point?
I did start noticing that all the books have the same layout
Begining: hes in the middle of an Op..hurts himself...tells a lil backround info
middle: someone he knows dies/kidnapped, sets up new OP to kill the terrorists...
End: carries out his Op, ,someone on his team dies/seriously injured..but still ends up saving the day

:D

[DE_Six]

Simultaneously, school and personal:

School:

-Stormtroop Tactics : Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918

-Steel Inferno : 1st SS Panzer Corps in Normandy

-Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris

Personal:

-The Lesser Evil : Political ethics in an age of terror

-Warsaw Pact' s Special Forces 1917-2000

-Midnight in Some Burning Town: British Special Forces Operations from Belgrade to Baghdad

Those of you who liked Generation Kill, check out Jarhead and This Man's Army.

If you like On killing, check out No More Heroes and War of Nerves

[b.scheller]

Warsaw Pact' s Special Forces 1917-2000

:cantbeli: i hope thats some sick joke...

[DE_Six]

Warsaw Pact' s Special Forces 1917-2000

:cantbeli: i hope thats some sick joke...

Hum....no. It's actually a very serious piece of work. The author is Jacques Baud, and the actual title is in french, Les Forces Speciales du Pacte de Varsovie 1917-2000.

It covers Soviet, East-German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian and Hungarian special forces.

Mind you, the definition of Soviet SF is not the same as NATO. The term Spetsnaz itself doesn't have any english signification beyond "special designation" or "special duty". It's pretty vague and covers a wide range of units, from LRRP to political cadres.
Most non-Soviet units are mostly airborne shock troops rather than special forces in the NATO sense of the term.

What would make it a sick joke? p-)

[Yosy]

I read his first 3 books, but have since lost interest.... the stories got weaker and more implausible with each book - to the extent where he seemed to have a seriously crap story surrounded by tons of 4 letter words to prove how hard-core he was. While somewhat entertaining, the reliance on profanity to "prove his manhood" got to me.... I have no problem with profanity, as long as it isn't the sole basis of existence ;)

McNab is just as crap at non-fiction books, but his fiction books rock - you know the storyline is not real, but it's vaguely plausible and the writing seems authentic. The Stone character is hard-core by his actions (even if he is an imaginary character, he is appealing), not by his words... if you understand my point?

From Nick Stone saga I only read Firewall, when Stone goes mercenary to make ends meet. Some say that's the best NS book. I know exactly what you mean - Stone is a pretty hardcore character. I really enjoyed that book. Like a reviewer said in Amazon.co.uk: "Firewall is not just about the plot, (although the plot has enough attention drawn to itself to perfectly suit me), but there is great emphasis on how it feels to be Nick Stone, having to do such difficult tasks, ranging from shady campaigns to blagging the finance office in the private hospital to give him more time to pay back his depts. I think that having read this book, I feel more equiped for the real world, having learnt a lot from the character Nick Stone, (meaning a lot from the author, Andy McNab)..."


DE6 check this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0297846248/qid=1102116684/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/202-0946178-2191816 . I wouldn't put to much faith in that book since it got 2 stars in amazon.co.uk

[Bombtrack]

The Statecraft of Machiavelli.

Some piece of **** written 44 years ago condemning Machiavelli as evil

[Ria]

Finished JP, am now reading Reading Lolita in Tehran. I admire the author so much.

http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7540000/7543711.gif


Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi’s living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.

[Yosy]

The Statecraft of Machiavelli.

Some piece of **** written 44 years ago condemning Machiavelli as evil

Machiavelli wasn't evil, he was pragmatic. p-)

[Hullebullen]

Simultaneously, school and personal:

School:

-Stormtroop Tactics : Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918

-Steel Inferno : 1st SS Panzer Corps in Normandy

-Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris



What school are u in?

[HooyahCQB]

The Statecraft of Machiavelli.

Some piece of **** written 44 years ago condemning Machiavelli as evil

Machiavelli wasn't evil, he was pragmatic. p-)

Word

[HooyahCQB]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0671510991.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_PE30_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

You don't wanna know... ;)

[Romulus]

TV Guide

Week of Jan 9 - 16

[Vance]

I just finished Faithful, a chronicle of the Boston Red Sox 2004 season, by Stephen King and Stewart O' Nan.

[farmgirl]

We had a snow day today, so I read a book.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven

It's a quick read... I liked it.

[Hullebullen]

In deadly combat by Bidermann/Zumbro...another ww2 memoir...

[EvanL]

I just started Dune.. I dont know why. I dont like Sci Fi very much. but something attracted me to the book.
I have to start reading a bunch of books for college now though. mostly criminal justice and psychology/sociology books

[Ria]

We had a snow day today, so I read a book.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven

It's a quick read... I liked it.

woot :hug: One of my favorites.

[Eat a bullet]

http://www.dragondesign.com/TheLair/misc/LoC.jpg woot

[usa320]

Im Wrapping up Gen. Tommy Frank's "American Soldier" and i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through. Freakin' book costs 19 dollars.

[Howie Kaluha]

Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943 by Antony Beever. I've only read like 100 pages so far (hasn't even gotten into the actual Battle of Stalingrad yet) and I am hooked woot

[MEGR]

Masters of Chaos by Linda Robinson.

Holy Bible: King James version. Inching through the old testament.

[Ratamacue]

I just started Dune.. I dont know why. I dont like Sci Fi very much. but something attracted me to the book.
I have to start reading a bunch of books for college now though. mostly criminal justice and psychology/sociology books
Very good book. Even though it was written in the 1960's, there's ALOT of allusions to the Middle East that are valid today. Alot of the Fremen words are clearly based on Arabic words, spice melange is pretty much the same as oil, etc. etc.

[walford]

Finished JP, am now reading Reading Lolita in Tehran. I admire the author so much.Last semester, we were assigned to read that along with Lolita, The Great Gatsby and a few other stories that were studied in Nafisi's book. I highly recommend alternating reading a few of those other books also at the same time. I got a lot more of the subtlety of Nabokov than otherwise would have been the case.

[scm77]

Just bought it yesterday. "Shadow Wars: Special Forces in the New Battle Against Terrorism" by David Pugliese

I only read 3 pages so far. :lol:

[usa320]

Holy Bible: King James version. Inching through the old testament.

Thats an other book id like to read again in entirity.[/code]

[HooyahCQB]

I also, in addition to the one above, am reading these for my major-core classes:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0231125372.01._PIdp-schmooS,TopRight,7,-26_PE10_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

and

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0231102976.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Ria]

Finished JP, am now reading Reading Lolita in Tehran. I admire the author so much.Last semester, we were assigned to read that along with Lolita, The Great Gatsby and a few other stories that were studied in Nafisi's book. I highly recommend alternating reading a few of those other books also at the same time. I got a lot more of the subtlety of Nabokov than otherwise would have been the case.

I was thinking of doing that. Perhaps some other time I will read them and go and review Reading Lolita... again.

[usa320]

The Great Gatsby

I remember reading that senior year of high school. It was one of the few books i read in school that i actually didnt mind reading. Its a good piece of writing thats for sure.

[HooyahCQB]

The Great Gatsby

I remember reading that senior year of high school. It was one of the few books i read in school that i actually didnt mind reading. Its a good piece of writing thats for sure.

We watched the movie my Junior year instead :lol:

[Howie Kaluha]

i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through.


No.

[HooyahCQB]

i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through.


No.

I saw on brain terminal that it had no pictures of Monica, so i'm not going to pick it up :lol:

[EvanL]

I want to re-read 1984.
And i also want to read Portrait of Dorian Grey.
And Bram Stokers Dracula.

The Importance of Being Earnest is also a pretty good book.
Bunberry ;)

[Howie Kaluha]

i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through.


No.

I saw on brain terminal that it had no pictures of Monica, so i'm not going to pick it up :lol:

rofl

[usa320]

i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through.


No.

Is it that bad???


As much as i hate the guy, i feel i can better understand him and what drives him perhaps by reading his book.

[Howie Kaluha]

i plan on starting "My Life" by Bill Clinton tonite. Ive skimmed it a few times, and i figured i might as well read it through.


No.


i feel i can better understand him and what drives him perhaps by reading his book.

:|

[Redux]

I read Dreamland by Dale Brown

reading Red Storm Rising

and the Clinton book costs around 30US, pretty dam expensive but its a long book. It's more of a journal-format that touches different aspects of his life in each chapter.

[walford]

Is it that bad??? As much as i hate the guy, i feel i can better understand him and what drives him perhaps by reading his book.You would get a better idea of what drives him by watching a lot of hummer ****o.

[Howie Kaluha]

Is it that bad??? As much as i hate the guy, i feel i can better understand him and what drives him perhaps by reading his book.You would get a better idea of what drives him by watching a lot of hummer ****o.

rofl x 8 billion

:lol:

[NcDeuce]

Where the Right Went Wrong by Pat Buchanan

[EvanL]

Where the Right Went Wrong by Pat Buchanan
i would wipe my arse with anything written by Mrs. Buchanan

[HooyahCQB]

Is it that bad??? As much as i hate the guy, i feel i can better understand him and what drives him perhaps by reading his book.You would get a better idea of what drives him by watching a lot of hummer ****o.

rofl x 8 billion

rofl


The official "Funniest thing Walford has ever said" quote.

[walford]

The official "Funniest thing Walford has ever said" quote.I appreciate the kind words, but fully concede that others such as Stavka, gaz and mocking blow me away in that department.

What I seem to be consistently better at is pissing off Nordics and Dutchmen -- w/o even trying. :(

The official "Funniest thing Walford has ever said" quote.I appreciate the kind words, but fully concede that others such as Stavka, gaz and mocking blow me away in that department.

What I seem to be consistently better at is pissing off Nordics -- w/o even trying. :(

lol, same here brother.

[Hullebullen]

The official "Funniest thing Walford has ever said" quote.I appreciate the kind words, but fully concede that others such as Stavka, gaz and mocking blow me away in that department.

What I seem to be consistently better at is pissing off Nordics -- w/o even trying. :(

lol, same here brother.

Hey, everyone has a natural talent for something, even you guys... :lol:

[Opening Batsman]

Spirit of the Digger - Patrick Lindsay

[Rantanplan]

Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest

[HooyahCQB]

The official "Funniest thing Walford has ever said" quote.I appreciate the kind words, but fully concede that others such as Stavka, gaz and mocking blow me away in that department.

What I seem to be consistently better at is pissing off Nordics and Dutchmen -- w/o even trying. :(

No problem, it was just interesting coming from you.

[wulfstan]

Soul Mountain - by Gao Xingjian. A Chinese novel that won the Nobel Prize for literature...

[Storm_Trooper]

Leave No Man Behind: Us Special Forces Raids and Rescues from 1945 to the Gulf War - David Isby

[RS_Leo1A5]

Yukito Kishiro - Battle Angel Alita: Last Order #5
and
K.W. Jeter - Blade Runner 3 - Replicant Night

[Howie Kaluha]

Leave No Man Behind: Us Special Forces Raids and Rescues from 1945 to the Gulf War - David Isby

Hhmm, sounds good

[LazerLordz]

The Secret History of the Iraq War - Youssef Bodansky

[wulfstan]

As in the Bodanski, i thought he'd been quiet recently!?!

[Hawkeye]

The true face of Uncle Sam (het ware gelaat van Uncle Sam) - Noam Chomsky


edit: typo

[Yosy]

Reading Unscathed: Escape from Sierra Leone - Major Phil Ashby's autobiography with emphasis in is peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone. With a nice section of photos.

He even made the headlines: Jungle escape for British soldiers (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/745865.stm)

Waiting for Fighting for Peace: Bosnia, 1994 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/075152980X/qid=1105544754/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-7904872-5982054) by General Sir Michael Rose: an account of the man in charge of UNPROFOR.

[Heinzi]

Im reading "My war gone by, I miss it so" by Anthony Loyd
http://www.panzer.shamino.net/pagedata/books/mywar.jpg

Great book

[Kenshin]

I am currently reading THIS < http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31656&start=128&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

[Porta_jon]

Flyboys by james bradley. it has a great history of japan

[gaz]

I'm about to start this - (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316728683/qid=1105551428/ref=pd_ka_1/026-2975647-9462841)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0316728683.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[farmgirl]

I'm about to start this - (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316728683/qid=1105551428/ref=pd_ka_1/026-2975647-9462841)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0316728683.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Let me know what you think.... sounds like it might be a good read

[gaz]

Sure, I also started a thread about the documentary (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34777) a few days ago.

[Roldwin]

"Rommel, the desert fox", and "Los tercios de Flandes", about the old Spanish infantry

[Laconian]

Just finished "Faith of My Fathers" by John McCain, excellent read.
A bio on Patton by Stanley Hirschon (sp?)
"Storm of Steel" Ernst Junger (a German officer's autoboi of WWI)
"Born Fighting-A history of the Scots Irish in America" by James Webb
All are pretty well written. Santa was good to me...

[memphiz]

Shake hands witht he devil: Romeo Dalliere

[Fargin]

How many have already replied: This thread! ?

Currently I'm stuck in James Jones The thin red line, even after 155 pages I don't feel like I've even started yet.

[ibstolidude]

"Angel in the whirlwind"

[Trigger]

Twilight of Heroes by Ralph Peters. I really like his style of writing.

[LazerLordz]

The Lady and The Monk - Pico Iyer

[PsihoKeke]

Frank Herbert: God emperor of Dune

[FozzieBear]

i am current reading: www.militaryphotos.net - off topic and humor forum

[Hullebullen]

i am current reading: www.militaryphotos.net - off topic and humor forum

I've heard it's a good read. What's your opinion on it? :lol: p-)

[FozzieBear]

i am current reading: www.militaryphotos.net - off topic and humor forum

I've heard it's a good read. What's your opinion on it? :lol: p-)
well it has some very opinionated views... lots of anger... plus a good helping of WTF?

[Ratamacue]

Started reading Marine, by Tom Clancy the other day. Pretty good book, only a bit through it so far but it has a good interview with the then-Commandant of the USMC.

[Fenna]

I'm reading a few books

Operation Barras
The Narrow Margin (Battle of Britain)
The Big Show-Pierre Clostermann

[Storm_Trooper]

Tom Clancy- Red Rabbit

[Shadow]

Harold and Maude - Higgins
bla bla everyone ends up dead in the end. :roll:

[FuturePara]

-3000 Degrees: The Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It.
-For school: Fire Suppression Practices and Procedures

[walford]

i am current reading: www.militaryphotos.net - off topic and humor forumI've heard it's a good read. What's your opinion on it? :lol: well it has some very opinionated views... lots of anger... plus a good helping of WTF?







I heard it sux :bash: rofl :cantbeli: p-)

[EasyC]

Vince Flynn - Transfer of power

"What if America's president was also its prime target?"

Washington, DC., 8:58AM. The stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained access to the Executive Mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through luck and quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost on hundred hostages are taken.

While politicians and military leaders argue, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism agent, makes his way into the White House. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways, Rapp realizes that the president is not as safe as had been thought.

Then he makes yet another chilling discovery...

If you want an excellent read on how the CIA, SEALS and other counterterrorism related groups operate, this is an excellent read. Obviously out the respect for the United States Secret Service and the security of the president, certain facts regarding the layout of the White House and Secret Service tactics have either been changed or omitted.

Im not sure if all the books are a series, but Ive read "Executive Order" and I think I was supposed to read that a bit later, Transfer of Power im sure is the first one in the series. Anyway its definately worth every penny, Euro, cent or dime.

[RoyalAir]

The One That Got Away ~ By: Chris Ryan

Just finished-

Bravo Two Zero ~ By: Andy McNab

and

The Real Bravo Two Zero ~ By: Michael Asher


....Interesting reads

[farmgirl]

Vince Flynn - Transfer of power

"What if America's president was also its prime target?"

Washington, DC., 8:58AM. The stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained access to the Executive Mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through luck and quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost on hundred hostages are taken.

While politicians and military leaders argue, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism agent, makes his way into the White House. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways, Rapp realizes that the president is not as safe as had been thought.

Then he makes yet another chilling discovery...

If you want an excellent read on how the CIA, SEALS and other counterterrorism related groups operate, this is an excellent read. Obviously out the respect for the United States Secret Service and the security of the president, certain facts regarding the layout of the White House and Secret Service tactics have either been changed or omitted.

Im not sure if all the books are a series, but Ive read "Executive Order" and I think I was supposed to read that a bit later, Transfer of Power im sure is the first one in the series. Anyway its definately worth every penny, Euro, cent or dime.


I like Vince Flynn.
I'd like to meet Mitch Rapp in a dark alley.... p-)

[Gyles84]

A Bright Shining Lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
by NEIL SHEEHAN

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679724141/qid=1105660385/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7753936-6691820?v=glance&s=books

Awsome book, especially when dealing with problems in the early part of the war. Could be one of the definitive reads on the war if not so biased towards the communist side. Sheehan goes so far as the describe the NVA massacre of civilians at Hue as a 'stupid mistake'. He can't quite acknoledge the many successes that occured after Abrams arrived. Still, definately worth a look.


Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man
by David T. Hardy, Jason Clarke

Exposes just about every distotian, lie or guff 'Mikey' ever espoused. Great read. :D

[Yosy]

Vince Flynn - Transfer of power

"What if America's president was also its prime target?"

Washington, DC., 8:58AM. The stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained access to the Executive Mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through luck and quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost on hundred hostages are taken.

While politicians and military leaders argue, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism agent, makes his way into the White House. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways, Rapp realizes that the president is not as safe as had been thought.

Then he makes yet another chilling discovery...

If you want an excellent read on how the CIA, SEALS and other counterterrorism related groups operate, this is an excellent read. Obviously out the respect for the United States Secret Service and the security of the president, certain facts regarding the layout of the White House and Secret Service tactics have either been changed or omitted.

Im not sure if all the books are a series, but Ive read "Executive Order" and I think I was supposed to read that a bit later, Transfer of Power im sure is the first one in the series. Anyway its definately worth every penny, Euro, cent or dime.

I hope you don't take this book seriously. It's a bit Jame Bondish, from what you posted. These kind of things just don't happen, because, in these situations, what can go wrong will go wrong.

[EasyC]

Vince Flynn - Transfer of power

"What if America's president was also its prime target?"

Washington, DC., 8:58AM. The stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained access to the Executive Mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through luck and quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost on hundred hostages are taken.

While politicians and military leaders argue, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism agent, makes his way into the White House. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways, Rapp realizes that the president is not as safe as had been thought.

Then he makes yet another chilling discovery...

If you want an excellent read on how the CIA, SEALS and other counterterrorism related groups operate, this is an excellent read. Obviously out the respect for the United States Secret Service and the security of the president, certain facts regarding the layout of the White House and Secret Service tactics have either been changed or omitted.

Im not sure if all the books are a series, but Ive read "Executive Order" and I think I was supposed to read that a bit later, Transfer of Power im sure is the first one in the series. Anyway its definately worth every penny, Euro, cent or dime.


I like Vince Flynn.
I'd like to meet Mitch Rapp in a dark alley.... p-)

Anna Rapp......mmm sounds delicious. ;)

[EasyC]

Vince Flynn - Transfer of power

"What if America's president was also its prime target?"

Washington, DC., 8:58AM. The stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained access to the Executive Mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through luck and quick thinking, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost on hundred hostages are taken.

While politicians and military leaders argue, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism agent, makes his way into the White House. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways, Rapp realizes that the president is not as safe as had been thought.

Then he makes yet another chilling discovery...

If you want an excellent read on how the CIA, SEALS and other counterterrorism related groups operate, this is an excellent read. Obviously out the respect for the United States Secret Service and the security of the president, certain facts regarding the layout of the White House and Secret Service tactics have either been changed or omitted.

Im not sure if all the books are a series, but Ive read "Executive Order" and I think I was supposed to read that a bit later, Transfer of Power im sure is the first one in the series. Anyway its definately worth every penny, Euro, cent or dime.

I hope you don't take this book seriously. It's a bit Jame Bondish, from what you posted. These kind of things just don't happen, because, in these situations, what can go wrong will go wrong.

Im not taking it seriously because nothing in it has actually happened :bash:

Plus what I read out was the bit on the back, of course its going to sound James Bondish, read the book and you will understand.

[Milkman]

Ann Coulter- How to talk to a Liberal

[Redux]

has anyone read the book The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth? And any good recommendations for spy-thrillers?

[Tate]

Vince Flynn "Term limits"

[ZDL]

http://www.blogzine.hpg.ig.com.br/zombieguide.jpg


The Zombie Survival Guide
-Complete Protection from the Living Dead-

by Max Brooks

hilarious book rofl

[Yosy]

has anyone read the book The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth? And any good recommendations for spy-thrillers?

I read it and its one of the best thrillers ever written. It portrays with great realism the life in France in 1963. Forsyth wrote it after covering De Gaulle's journeys at the time, as a ******* correspondent, when the OAS was trying to kill him. It took him only 3 weeks to write the book!

I recomend other great Forsyth books: Icon (almost a manual on how to take over a country), The Fist of God (set in Gulf War 1) and The Dogs of War (a fictional mercenary book, but with a lot of details of actual mercenaries).

[S'13]

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Just started reading it (finished page 57).

[Trigger]

Airframe by Michael Crichton

[Roger Rabbit]

Man on Fire by A.J.Quinnel- quite different than the film. Both are excellent
The Da Vinchi Code by Dan Brown

[Fenna]

http://www.traveldirectorynet.co.uk/images/0140271694.JPG

Just started reading it (finished page 57).

Oooo good book. enjoy

[Storm_Trooper]

Robert Snow -Swat Teams: Explosive Face-Offs With America's Deadliest Criminals
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[Red]

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Great book expecially if you want to get an A in the instructors class.

[weissent]

I'm currently ready "The Black Company" by Glen Cook (for the 3rd time or so). It's some kind of gritty fantasy novel, telling the story of a company of mercs who somehow find themselves constantly fighting for the wrong guys. Fun to read, though it starts a little slow. And don't let the corny front cover drive you away p-)

[basket of soft kittens]

my matress label...ohh quilted

[Gyles84]

Logistics and Retail Management by
John Fernie, Leigh Sparks

Retail Marketing by Peter Mckoldrick

The Retailing Book: Principles and Applications by Paul Freathy

Logistics and Supply Chain Management by Martin Christopher

Riveting stuff..

[molly747]

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (made into a movie starring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire). Great book (great movie, too).

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[MEGR]

I just bought a small book. It consists of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution in their entirty. It cost only $1.00 at Borders. I recommend that all Americans pick one up :)

[Eat a bullet]

I just bought a small book. It consists of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution in their entirty. It cost only $1.00 at Borders. I recommend that all Americans pick one up :)
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[Yosy]

I just bought a small book. It consists of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution in their entirty. It cost only $1.00 at Borders. I recommend that all Americans pick one up :)

Well said. I think that every citizen should read the Constitution of his country.

[MARINO]

My notes of Chemistry maths and physics

[nott]

Andy McNab's Firewall...
Last Light is next on the list

[Giersu]

"Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)" by Jerome K. Jerome. The book is damn hilarous :o)

[Nugsta]

half way through .... A Table in the Presence by LT. Carey H. Cash. Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines.


The Dramatic Account of a How U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced GOD'S PRESENCE amidst the Chaos of THE WAR IN IRAQ.

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[Heinzi]

Starship troopers by Robert A. Heinlein


Much better than the movie. (as always)

[Elmo]

half way through .... A Table in the Presence by LT. Carey H. Cash. Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines.


The Dramatic Account of a How U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced GOD'S PRESENCE amidst the Chaos of THE WAR IN IRAQ.

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Product Description:

On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, “the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines.” Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein’s militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle.

As the 1st Battalion’s chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. Their regiment, the most highly decorated regiment in the history of the Marines, was the first ground force to cross the border into Iraq, the first to see one of their own killed in battle, and they were the unit to fight what most believe to have been the decisive battle of the war—April 10th in downtown Baghdad. Through it all, Carey Cash says, the presence of God was undeniable. Cash even had the privilege of baptizing fifty-seven new Christians—Marines and Sailors—during the war in Iraq.

The men of the 1st Battalion came to discover what King David had discovered long ago--that God’s presence could be richly experienced even in the presence of enemies. Here is the amazing story of their experience.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0849918235/qid=1105983244/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-4903581-5558457?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


Wow! "God's presence could be richly experienced even in the presence of enemies."

I am currently reading:

The Rasputin File by Radzinski

[lunatic2T2]

Anthony Kiedis' (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
autobiography Scar Tissue.

Excellent book so far, I read half in one night.

[Yosy]

half way through .... A Table in the Presence by LT. Carey H. Cash. Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines.


The Dramatic Account of a How U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced GOD'S PRESENCE amidst the Chaos of THE WAR IN IRAQ.

http://img24.exs.cx/img24/4383/ltcarey9rg.png

Bollocks. God is beyond such things.

But that's just my opinion.

[Howitz]

Bollocks. God is beyond such things.

But that's just my opinion.

I suppose he called you up and told you? ;)

Im reading American Soldier, by Tommy Franks, after which im going to shift 180 degrees and read Walden, by Thoreau.

[Sabre]

Technically, I'm still reading War and Peace. But as it's my second attempt and I haven't touched it for several months, I may have to start over again. :roll:
I've come to realise that basically, Tolstoy just wrote a 19th century version of 'Hello', only he published several years' worth as one book!

More recently, I've been reading "Rogue Warrior of the SAS", about Lt Col. Robert (Paddy) Blair Mayne. A good read.

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[wormie]

Generation Kill woot

Cover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0399151931/ref=sib_rdr_zmout/104-1492647-6579146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&p=S001#reader-page

[moughoun]

half way through .... A Table in the Presence by LT. Carey H. Cash. Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines.


The Dramatic Account of a How U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced GOD'S PRESENCE amidst the Chaos of THE WAR IN IRAQ.

http://img24.exs.cx/img24/4383/ltcarey9rg.png

you know, you'd never see a book like this written about any other military in the World.....strange

[Trigger]

half way through .... A Table in the Presence by LT. Carey H. Cash. Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines.


The Dramatic Account of a How U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced GOD'S PRESENCE amidst the Chaos of THE WAR IN IRAQ.

http://img24.exs.cx/img24/4383/ltcarey9rg.png

you know, you'd never see a book like this written about any other military in the World.....strange
How about this:
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Zen War Stories

Product Description:
Following the critically acclaimed Zen at War (Weatherhill Publishers, 1997), Victoria now explores the intimate and supportive relationship between Japanese institutional Buddhism and militarism during the Second World War. He reveals for the first time, based on the wartime writings of the Japanese military itself, that the Zen school's view of life and death was deliberately incorporated into the military's programme of 'spiritual education' so as to develop a fanatical military spirit in both soldiers and civilians. Furthermore, it is revealed that D.T. Suzuki, the most famous exponent of Zen in the West, was a wartime exponent of this Zen-inspired viewpoint which enabled Japanese soldiers to leave for the battlefield already resigned to death.
Linkage (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0700715819/102-8966055-3482529?v=glance)

[ZeroPositive]

Reading
Auschwitz
Laurence Rees
by BBC books

A good read about the history about the place.

[James]

"Devil in the White City"

Non fiction... It is about the 1893 Chicago World Fair and (at the same time) an early known serial killer in American history. Great book.

Before that, I read "Waxwings" by Jonathan Raban. It is a novel about Seattle in 1999/2000. He hit the nail on the head. Another great book.

[memphiz]

Just finnished "Shake Hands Witht The Devil"
and now I started "Ghosts Of Medak Pocket"

[Ria]

http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/4280000/4281117.gif

The Lost World by Michael Chrichton

[Maine Finn]

It's been awhile since I read anything good. I'm gonna get Pet Sematary and see if all the praise is justified. Of course, Stephen King hasn't let me down yet. :D

[Ria]

It's been awhile since I read anything good. I'm gonna get Pet Sematary and see if all the praise is justified. Of course, Stephen King hasn't let me down yet. :D

I have it on my shelf, waiting for me to pick it up. I still haven't read it yet, I can't wait to! :)

[ShotOver]

http://www.harpercollins.com.au/covers/large/000717439X.jpg

Black Knights; On The Bloody Road To Baghdad by Oliver Poole

The riveting 'Band of Brothers' tale of a young British journalist embedded in a US tank corps known as the Black Knights as they spearheaded the push into Baghdad in spring 2003.

Black Knights is an extraordinarily vivid, gripping and moving fly-on-the-wall account of what frontline combat action meant in the first major war of the twenty-first century. Written by a young journalist who was the only British daily newspaper reporter to be embedded with the US military during the operation in Iraq, this book unflinchingly describes the modern face of battle, and the young soldiers who fought in it.

The tank and infantry company known as the 'Black Knights' was the first unit in the US Third Infantry Division to engage in combat. By the time the first statues of Saddam were toppled in Baghdad, the soldiers had been through a terrifying baptism of fire - and had inflicted terrible casualties on the Iraqis. How did the troops - many of them under the age of twenty, some of whom had only recently acquired US citizenship - cope with fear and injury? How did they react to the killing? How were they changed by war? What, finally, was the impact on the people of Baghdad?

Oliver Poole shared the soldiers' food, living space and dangers, becoming their confidant and a sounding-board for all their hopes and fears. He has written a remarkably frank and revealing narrative - testimony as much to his own courage and writing skills as to the bravery and professionalism of the combatants.
http://www.harpercollins.com.au/title.cfm?ISBN=000717439X&Author=0019704

Pretty good so far, one hillarious part is when an 18 year old M88 driver asks the author to say "No, this is a knife" because he thought the British journo was an Aussie :lol:

[Storm_Trooper]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/3613023849.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

interresting, and a lot of nice pics woot

[Hullebullen]

In deadly combat by Bidermann/Zumbro...another ww2 memoir...

Still reading this one, bit of a difficult read but very, very good. I think this is the best ww2 memoir I've read so far.

Also started Armor battles of the waffen-SS. Disappointing so far.

Picking up Currahee!: A screaming eagle at Normandy when I'm finished with those two. Yes, I am a huge ww2 freak!

[Ratamacue]

Currently re-reading The Heritage Trilogy and first book of The Legacy Trilogy by Ian Douglas. The books are about action of the USMC on Mars in 2040, the moon in 2042, Europa (Jupiter's moon) in 2067, and on an Earth-like extrasolar moon in 2138. Very cool combat scenes and stuff about humanity's past and stuff. Some awesome technology as well.

[TimberWolf7.62]

Death in the Long Grass, Peter Capstick

[OldRecon]

Some book about Swedes in foreign military service from 1900 to 1945.
From small a Scandinavian volunteer force fighting with the boers during the boer war, through Swedes acting as advisers to the Persian gendarmerie pre- WW-1 ....
A very interesting overview on the subject. The funny thing about it, is that despite containing fever pages than "Svenskarna som stred för Hitler", by Bosse Schön, the information it contains on Swedish volunteers fighting on the German side during WW-2 is more detailed and informative.

Another book I'm reading in parallell is a one vol. complete collection of Hemingway short stories translated to Norwegian.

Waiting in the mail for a book about Swedish air assets working for the UN forces during the Congo crisis of the early 1960's.

[Herrmannek]

Same what you.. that post

[Enduring Freedom]

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:D

[Howitz]

^Good read^

this is what im in the middle of now:
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[main_unit]

im reading :
the third world war,a future history by general sir john hackett and others

a really cool book about how the third world war would start en how it would be fought with lots of pictures from NATO and warschaupact forces

[main_unit]

im reading :
the third world war,a future history by general sir john hackett and others

a really cool book about how the third world war would start en how it would be fought with lots of pictures from NATO and warschaupact forces


how do i delete a post???? srry,noob Q

[Dalleer]

Me ? Well..

I had a school - related project so I quickly read Bertolt Brecht's "Good woman of Setsuan"

Seems like I didn't understand much of the valiant efforts of somehow trying to expand my philosophical views of the world through that book..

Too weird for me , but it was entertaining for a while.

[Ria]

Currently re-reading The Heritage Trilogy and first book of The Legacy Trilogy by Ian Douglas. The books are about action of the USMC on Mars in 2040, the moon in 2042, Europa (Jupiter's moon) in 2067, and on an Earth-like extrasolar moon in 2138. Very cool combat scenes and stuff about humanity's past and stuff. Some awesome technology as well.

Rat, awesome avatar, as always.

[Yosy]

im reading :
the third world war,a future history by general sir john hackett and others

a really cool book about how the third world war would start en how it would be fought with lots of pictures from NATO and warschaupact forces

I read that one too mate. The way he ends the book (with Munich's political prophet) is very well done. Top notch.

I also like his conclusions that apply to nowadays.

[Ratamacue]

Currently re-reading The Heritage Trilogy and first book of The Legacy Trilogy by Ian Douglas. The books are about action of the USMC on Mars in 2040, the moon in 2042, Europa (Jupiter's moon) in 2067, and on an Earth-like extrasolar moon in 2138. Very cool combat scenes and stuff about humanity's past and stuff. Some awesome technology as well.
Rat, awesome avatar, as always.
E tu, signorina bella. ;)

[ChuckThunder]

The Devil's Guard.

Must read!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440120144/104-1568415-7163951?v=glance

[molly747]

I'm dabbling in a bit of beach trash:

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue.

Total trashy indulgence. ;)

[Options465]

I just read this

I'm dabbling in a bit of beach trash:

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue.

Total trashy indulgence.

[Buckeye67]

I'm currently reading:

The French and Indian War 1754-1763 by Seymour Schwartz Link here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785811656/qid=1106907782/sr=8-12/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i7_xgl14/002-9868594-4980030?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

and:

Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania from 1763 to 1783, inclusive, together with a Review of the State of Society and Manners of the First Settlers of the Western Country by Rev. Joseph Doddridge (Yeah, that's really the title of the book) Link (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0833708775/qid=1106908139/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_14/002-9868594-4980030?v=glance&s=books)

[Jobu]

The Great Game: The Myth and Reality of Espionage (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375412107/qid=1106926901/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-1456628-8669748?v=glance&s=books=)

By Frederick P. Hitz

[intelligenzija]

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[warnut]

everyone should read what im reading!
timothey mcvay american terrorist' i have learned alot
its by lou michel and dan herbeck

I finished black hawk down and in the company of heroes, so I thought this would be a good follow up, just bought it today at barnes and nobles...

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[Long Trang]

2nd time reading it
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[Aerosoul]

A thread on Milphotos asking what I'm reading. Huh...

[Yosy]

Reading "Fighting for Peace" by General Sir Michael Rose commander of the UNPROFOR in Bosnia in mid 90s. Amazing book with a great section of photographs.

[Vance]

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The Lost World by Michael Chrichton

[Seraphim]

Just bought The Da Vinci Code Illustrated Version today at lunch.

[pAt]

i just finished reading "the hunt for the red october" it was pretty interesting the movie and the book were differnet!

[Brozozo]

"I am Charlotte Simmons" by Tom Wolfe

[JQ24]

Dan Brown's Angels & Demons

[Commie]

Small Stakes Hold´em (Winning big with expert play) by Ed Miller, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth

Tournament Poker For Advanced Players - David Sklansky

Lolita - Vladimit Nabokov

Berlin (Final Battle 1945) Antony Beevor

And about 4-5 other for my studies.

[defmin]

Time Line by Michael Crichton.
http://www.newsfrontier.com/BookShop/TimeLine.jpg

[Nawlins]

"I am Charlotte Simmons" by Tom Wolfe

How is it? All the fuss has piqued my curiousity.... I might pick up a copy.

[EvanL]

Still reading Dune. Im on pg 23 now.
Started it in December. Been to busy to read though, and i cant read on the bus.

[zonk]

import tuner

http://static.zoovy.com/img/navyseals/-/acf7419

bull****

[digrar]

View From a Low Bough by Barrie Crawley. A Corporal from 9RAR takes you on a walk through his tour of South Vietnam in 1969, you go where he goes, he introduces you to his mates and takes you on adventures to Vung Tau, Hong Kong, a US Special Forces training camp, bunker systems, boozer brawls and TAOR patrols. It's an interesting style and a good read.