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Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer.
What are your favorite books on war and/or weapon related subject matter?
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And his "Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry".
I especially like "Cartridges of the World" and the Collectors Grade books. Of the latter I have:
"The Devil's Paintbrush" - The Maxim gun
"The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land" - The Vickers gun
"Rock in a Hard Place" - The Browning Automatic Rifle
"The Browning Machine Gun, Vol.s I and II" - The M1917/M1919 machine guns
"Thompson: The American Legend" - Thompson submachineguns
"Sturmgewehr!" - German WWII assault rifles
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Lone Survivor.
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A few favorites of mine:
Dear Mom: A Sniper's View of Vietnam--engaging, and follows the author from boot camp all the way to making some bad choices and ending up in Leavenworth. This book also outed Chuck Mawhinney as being the USMC sniper with the most CONFIRMED kills at 103, and overall, behind Adelbert Waldron with 109 confirmed, the second sniper with the most CONFIRMED kills, dropping Carlos Hathcock to a distant fourth behind Eric R. England.
Blood Trails:The Combat Diary of a Footsoldier in Vietnam--Another great book with the author's life from boot camp to his early retirement from injuries sustained in Vietnam
America's Splendid Little Wars-- A book detailing the strategies and weapons used in the 12 smaller conflicts between Vietnam and the Iraq war. A good read to inform you about what ELSE went on in the 80's and 90's.
The Art of War-- The basis of every Wall Street tycoon's thinking, and some of the essentials to fighting a war.
This Man's Army--Follows an Ivy League student who joined ROTC, and then went to ranger school just before 9/11. One of the first memoirs on Afghanistan published from a Ranger's standpoint. My very favorite book on the war in Afghanistan. Andrew Exum has a knack for writing in a way that draws you in.
I'm also a big fan of Tom Clancy's stuff, especially the Jack Ryan series--my favorite being The Bear and the Dragon, which details a war between China and Russia for Siberia, with help from the US on the Russian side. Lots of logistics and tank warfare, but also a lot of realism and in depth thought by Clancy.
Dear Mom: A Sniper's View of Vietnam--engaging, and follows the author from boot camp all the way to making some bad choices and ending up in Leavenworth. This book also outed Chuck Mawhinney as being the USMC sniper with the most CONFIRMED kills at 103, and overall, behind Adelbert Waldron with 109 confirmed, the second sniper with the most CONFIRMED kills, dropping Carlos Hathcock to a distant fourth behind Eric R. England.
Blood Trails:The Combat Diary of a Footsoldier in Vietnam--Another great book with the author's life from boot camp to his early retirement from injuries sustained in Vietnam
America's Splendid Little Wars-- A book detailing the strategies and weapons used in the 12 smaller conflicts between Vietnam and the Iraq war. A good read to inform you about what ELSE went on in the 80's and 90's.
The Art of War-- The basis of every Wall Street tycoon's thinking, and some of the essentials to fighting a war.
This Man's Army--Follows an Ivy League student who joined ROTC, and then went to ranger school just before 9/11. One of the first memoirs on Afghanistan published from a Ranger's standpoint. My very favorite book on the war in Afghanistan. Andrew Exum has a knack for writing in a way that draws you in.
I'm also a big fan of Tom Clancy's stuff, especially the Jack Ryan series--my favorite being The Bear and the Dragon, which details a war between China and Russia for Siberia, with help from the US on the Russian side. Lots of logistics and tank warfare, but also a lot of realism and in depth thought by Clancy.
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I thought Lone Survivor was a great book.
Wings of the Eagle, by W.T. Grant. He flew Huey for a year in Vietnam and his Huey NEVER, EVER, took hits. What makes it even more amazing? He flew LRP mission most of the time-in other words, he was picking up 6-man teams from LZs crawling with VC without getting hit.
And most of the other books mentioned before know.
And don't forget Monster Hunter International !
And most of the other books mentioned before know.
And don't forget Monster Hunter International !
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Sun Tsu's "The Art of War"
Miyamoto Musashi's "Book of The Five Rings"
Jerry Kuhnhausen's "The Mauser Bolt Actions: M91 Through M98, A Shop Manual"
THE U.S. M1911/M1911A1 PISTOLS A SHOP MANUAL
Colt SAA Shop Manual, Volume I & II
"The S&W Revolver: A Shop Manual"
Lyman 49th
Hornady ABC's of Reloading 8th Edition
Miyamoto Musashi's "Book of The Five Rings"
Jerry Kuhnhausen's "The Mauser Bolt Actions: M91 Through M98, A Shop Manual"
THE U.S. M1911/M1911A1 PISTOLS A SHOP MANUAL
Colt SAA Shop Manual, Volume I & II
"The S&W Revolver: A Shop Manual"
Lyman 49th
Hornady ABC's of Reloading 8th Edition
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The Book of Five Rings by Musashi
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Not one mention of mention of the late and much-missed E.C. Ezell? Small Arms of the World is a classic.
Bruce Canfield has some good reference books. Mullen's Testing the War Weapons is also a good book, if from a strong perspective. Ian Hogg has an excellent writing style.
It occurs that it might be simpler to just photograph my bookcases. That, rather than getting up and waking over and over again.
Brown Water and Black Berets; Bravest Man; One Tough Marine, all good stuff.
For some serious perspective, I have The Man-of-War's Man's Manual, Naval Institute Press, 1927, which includes the manual of arms for just about everything, including Drum Major's baton.
Bruce Canfield has some good reference books. Mullen's Testing the War Weapons is also a good book, if from a strong perspective. Ian Hogg has an excellent writing style.
It occurs that it might be simpler to just photograph my bookcases. That, rather than getting up and waking over and over again.
Brown Water and Black Berets; Bravest Man; One Tough Marine, all good stuff.
For some serious perspective, I have The Man-of-War's Man's Manual, Naval Institute Press, 1927, which includes the manual of arms for just about everything, including Drum Major's baton.
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I love how many have said "The Art of War." I read that for a business class!
Starship Troopers is an interesting choice since I'm pretty sure Heinlein was trying to depict the futility of war, not glorify it.
Still, it's great to see what a literary bunch THR attracts!
Starship Troopers is an interesting choice since I'm pretty sure Heinlein was trying to depict the futility of war, not glorify it.
Still, it's great to see what a literary bunch THR attracts!
This book and another with a very similar cover except that it covers small arms in general. These two books helped me learn about the inner workings of guns before I owned any. There are some typos here and there on the spec sheets but I know the difference now anyway.
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+1. I wonder where Killigan is these days.
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For those who liked "Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara, a good follow-up would be reading his son Jeffery's books. Jeffery wrote the prequel and sequel of "Killer Angels", "Gods And Generals" and "The Last Full Measure" respectively. Both done in the same literary style as his father's book. The movie made based on "Gods And Generals" didn't do the book justice at all.
He also wrote:
"Gone For Soldiers" on the Mexican War period
"Rise To Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause" on the US Revolution
"To The Last Man" on WW-I
And the trilogy on WW-II of "The Rising Tide", "The Steel Wave" and "No Less Than Victory."
He also wrote:
"Gone For Soldiers" on the Mexican War period
"Rise To Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause" on the US Revolution
"To The Last Man" on WW-I
And the trilogy on WW-II of "The Rising Tide", "The Steel Wave" and "No Less Than Victory."
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One of the most misunderstood books of the 20th century because of the hokey B movie they made based upon it.
It went into warrior mindset as well as ethics.
Heinlen was also a firearms enthusiast and isn't his Springfield 1903 at the National Firearms Museum?
REQUIEM, Horst Faas, Tim Page, By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina
STREET WITHOUT JOY and HELL IN A VERY SMALL PLACE, by Bernard Fall, the French in Indochina
KIPLING'S CHOICE, by Geert Spillebeen, about Kipling's son in WWI
STREET WITHOUT JOY and HELL IN A VERY SMALL PLACE, by Bernard Fall, the French in Indochina
KIPLING'S CHOICE, by Geert Spillebeen, about Kipling's son in WWI
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A few I have read, some fiction; of course all highly recommended...
Achtung Panzer, by Heinz Guderian
Devils' Guard, by George Robert Elford
Counter Insurgency Warfare, by David Galula
Citizen Soldier, by Stephen Ambrose
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife, by John Nagl
Bullets and Bolos, by John R. White
Grandfather's Tale, by Timothy Erenberger
Sniper on the Eastern Front, by Albrecht Wacker
Anything written by Liddell Hart
and all of Kipling's Soldier Poetry
Achtung Panzer, by Heinz Guderian
Devils' Guard, by George Robert Elford
Counter Insurgency Warfare, by David Galula
Citizen Soldier, by Stephen Ambrose
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife, by John Nagl
Bullets and Bolos, by John R. White
Grandfather's Tale, by Timothy Erenberger
Sniper on the Eastern Front, by Albrecht Wacker
Anything written by Liddell Hart
and all of Kipling's Soldier Poetry
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Enemies Foreign and Domestic, Mathew Bracken.
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I have this title. I agree, it is a very good read. It is a classic which applies to many areas in life, not just warfare.
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Sun Tzu is war 101.
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"The Strongest Tribe" and "The Village" by Bing West.
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