Good Books? (marine corps)

[Sundown]

Wasn't he the Lt. of the recon platoon in Generation Kill?

when does it come out???

It's out right now, I bought it yesterday. I cannot put it down.

 

[stevo01]

One bullet away" is awesome, great strories with less bull**** that was in "gen Kill"

 

[esday1]

Speaking of Capt. Fick, he has an interesting op-ed in today's NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/20/o...00&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

September 20, 2005
An Honest Victory
By NATHANIEL FICK
Cambridge, Mass.

AUTHORITY can be delegated; responsibility cannot. President Bush's speech last week accepting responsibility for the federal government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina was commendable, if overdue. Though it has been derided by some as political expediency, the president's acknowledgment was a necessary first step in rebuilding the Gulf Coast and preparing for the next disaster.

This new transparency, however, shouldn't stop with Hurricane Katrina. Consider the positive effects that would follow a similar presidential assumption of responsibility for American missteps in Iraq.

By declaring that the buck stops at his desk, President Bush could begin a top-down rethinking of our military and political strategies since the 2003 invasion. He would also establish a standard of personal accountability for everyone in the chain of command, much as his statement last week prompted Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana to follow suit. And it just might galvanize enough bipartisan support to break the ideological gridlock that has limited changes in Iraq policy to marginal tweaks rather than a full reassessment...

 

[123Fly]

Try this ....

http://forums.military.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/9071945704/m/4650054400001

 

[MIDNJAC]

It's out right now, I bought it yesterday. I cannot put it down.

I know what you mean....read it all in one day. Definitely a good read!

 

[MarineAir]

Checkout "One Tough Marine" http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/080411031X/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-0802370-5584913#reader-link
and " Sargeant Major, U.S Marines" http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0804110301/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-0802370-5584913#reader-link
I highly recommend them

 

[motiv8r]

"Imperial Grunts" by Robert Kaplan is a fantastic book. Very politically neutral--he's not an anti-American left wing type, but not a "USA is number one" kind of guy either. I would highly recommend it. It covers what the US is doing in a lot of areas other than Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[macattack]

I just got Fick's book today. Would be reading it some more, but I have to study now.

 

[esday1]

I just got Fick's book today. Would be reading it some more, but I have to study now.

That didn't stop me. Crap, I have to do Tax Law reading now. Definitely a good read.

 

[cWood30]

Surprised no one's popped up with "Gift of Valor" by Michael M. Phillips. A "good" read/account of Jason Dunham and the men that were with him on the day that he earned the CMOH. I've got alot of studying to do, but I'm working on picking up the books mentioned so far, really looking forward to them all. Thanks for this thread!