Reply With QuoteStarship troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Much better than the movie. (as always)
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.
Starship troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Much better than the movie. (as always)
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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.
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...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
Anthony Kiedis' (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
autobiography Scar Tissue.
Excellent book so far, I read half in one night.
Bollocks. God is beyond such things.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.
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.
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.
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.
Generation Kill
Cover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0399...01#reader-page
you know, you'd never see a book like this written about any other military in the World.....strangehalf 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.
How about this:you know, you'd never see a book like this written about any other military in the World.....strangehalf 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.
Zen War Stories
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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.
Reading
Auschwitz
Laurence Rees
by BBC books
A good read about the history about the place.
"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.
Just finnished "Shake Hands Witht The Devil"
and now I started "Ghosts Of Medak Pocket"
The Lost World by Michael Chrichton
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.
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