books: combat history ...     books:       On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society162 reviews Dave Grossman Back Bay Books, 1996 An eye opening read Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's On Killing is a phenominal work. It serves to blatantly scrutinize one of our society's biggest blind spots and social taboos: killing. Everything our society thinks it knows about wartime combat is fundamentally flawed; our conception of the righteous (or less so) soldier wading through battle without thought of the lives he takes is a lie. One of the most interesting ...             Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery19 reviews Nick Popaditch, Mike Steere Savas Beatie, 2008 Takes you step by step through the streets during The Battle of Fallujah! Wow, nice to hear what's going on over in Iraq from other than a Reporter or Politician. If you want into someones head that is in the heat of the battle, read this. This book is like looking over Nick's shoulder from the training that goes into preparing for the mission that ultimately puts him in the tank driving up the streets of Fallujah, his interaction with the Iraqi people and dealing ...             On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace94 reviews Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen Warrior Science Publications, 2008 Dead ( no pun intended) On I read this book while serving in Iraq as a Combat Infantry Soldier in the US Army. I was not a Fobbit, meaning I went on on patrol everyday into the 'dreaded Red Zone'. I conducted raids, TCPs (Traffic Control Points), responeded to - and found IEDs ( sometime the hard way, meaning they blew us up) and toom part in many, many QRF (Quick Reaction Force) missions... And yes, I shot people. And ...             The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the ...21 reviews James Campbell Three Rivers Press, 2008 So close you can almost feel it... Over the past few years I've tried to expand my knowledge of America's early struggle in WWII, before we were the arsenal of freedom. One of my focus points has been the war in the South West Pacific (for those not familiar, New Guinea). To further this effort, I picked up The Ghost Mountain Boys. The Ghost Mountain Boys deals with the 32nd Infantry Division (ID) (the 32nd ID was made up of ...             The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy ...13 reviews Rick Beyer Collins, 2005 Unbelievable stories! I am a social studies teacher and my jaw dropped reading these short tidbits on historical events -- this is such a great writer in easy-to-understand language. My students love it when I tell them stuff like this you'll never find in a textbook.             A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier424 reviews Ishmael Beah Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Very impressive and inspiring This book is disturbing and for that reason should be on the short list of required texts for college. Unlike the WWI and WWII war books which read like ancient history this one hits close to home as most of the events transpired within the last decade. The author does a great job of telling his story from a boys point of view with imagery that will give you nightmares. If you cannot handle ...             Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior38 reviews Dick Couch Three Rivers Press, 2008 the first book on the training of green berets this book gives you the inside training of green berets. It shows how important is to train thse warriors and how much they are needed to defeat the war on terror. Also, it emphasizes the difference between navy seals and green berets. Great book, especially for soldiers that are considering a carrer with the green berets, a change within the army community, and civilians that consider a carrer ...             Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero E. Paul Zehr The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 Battling bad guys. High-tech hideouts. The gratitude of the masses. Who at some point in their life hasn't dreamed of being a superhero? Impossible, right? Or is it? Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. ...             Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach22 reviews Dandridge M. Malone Presidio Press, 1997 Well written I am thoroughly satisfied with this book. Despite any descriptions that claim it is useful to civilian leaders I find that unlikely. The author even spends time in the first chapter to describe how very little of its contents are useful to civilian leaders and why. If you are interested in military leadership it is an excellent book. Though written by an Army Colonel who speaks specifically ...             Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross74 reviews Albrecht Wacker Pen and Sword, 2006 Definately worth reading Simply put this book is short and sweet. It does 'jump around' as per the memory of the elderly sniper recollecting these events decades after they took place, yet it flows and reads very well. The author did a solid job delving into the craft and mindset of marksmanship, pulling the reader furhter into such mentallity as the story progresses. Anyone with some sense of imagination will have no ...             Warrior: A Visual History of the Fighting Man9 reviews R. G. Grant DK ADULT, 2007 Warrior: A Visual History of the Fighting Man I enjoyed reading this book and intend to purchase other books of this type especially about land and naval warfare.             CLOSE COMBAT [THE CORPS , BOOK VI (Corps)8 reviews W. E. B. Griffin Jove, 1993 Great balance of fear, romance and historical fiction Griffin pulls off what so many writers get close to but never quite seem to manage -- an authentic, if slightly romantic, portrait of the US military during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. True, many of the protagonists are wealthy, but many are not. For example, Ken Mccoy is dirt poor until he marries up. There are a lot of promotions to keep things moving, but there's also a number of guys who stay ...             Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East (Combat Aircraft) Paul Crickmore Osprey Publishing, 2008 Even before the first operational flight of the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane, aircraft design genius Kelly Johnson began work with his team at the company's "Skunk Works" plant on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. On that debut mission, the Blackbird overflew surface-to-air missile sites with ...             Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills13 reviews Mark Spicer Zenith Press, 2006 Book Review I purchased this book to expand my knowledge of snipers in general, not only did this book provide me with a valuable source of information but it has allowed me to transfer this information to my own long range shooting!             Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai53 reviews Yamamoto Tsunetomo Kodansha International, 2002 Black Dog Saw the movie after I had read the book. This is one of those books I read again and again. Similar how some are with the bible. Many good reviews in here, so don't want to retype what they have said, just wanted to add my 5 stars to the pile.             Hogs in the Shadows: Combat Stories from Marine Snipers in Iraq21 reviews Milo S. Afong Berkley Hardcover, 2007 realistic and visceral I'm halfway thru this book and feel compelled to write a review.This is the best book i,ve read on Iraq and i've read a lot.The combat descriptions are visceral brutal and graphic.I would recommend this book to anybody who wants a grunts eye view of the horrific urban warfare in Iraq.Highly recommended.             Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS58 reviews Johann Voss The Aberjona Press, 2002 I know how it was This book is the memoir of a young German who in 1943 at the age of seventeen volunteered for the "Waffen-SS" (the military SS which was distinct from the political SS that ran the concentration camps) and subsequently served in the SS Mountain Infantry Regiment 11. He saw combat first at the Karelian front in Northern Finland against Soviet Russia and later at the Western front against the ...             Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper12 reviews Hans Halberstadt St. Martin's Press, 2008 Best balance between war stories and interesting facts I have read many sniper books recently, but this last one seems to be the best among them in comparison. It's a very balanced mix of actual sniper stories from Iraq (even if they aren't necesserily connected in time or space), enough facts about training, ballistics, weapons, real life procedures, sniping history etc. Very entertaining, but also very educational for shooters who like to learn ...             Battle: A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat17 reviews R. G. Grant DK ADULT, 2005 Rich and Deadly This is a three in one review on the truly splendid books, Warrior, Weapon, and Battle. Or more formally: Warrior, A visual History of the Fighting Man. Weapon, A visual History of Arms and Armor. Battle, A visual Journey through 5000 Years of Combat. They can be reviewed together because of their kinship in sharing the same visual concept and the same supremely expert author, R. G. Grant. No ...             Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods27 reviews H. John Poole Posterity Press, 2004 Understand what we're up against If you want to truly understand how difficult it is to fight and win in the Middle East, then this book is required reading. Far too often we get watered-down information out of the press and on the Internet but the tactics of our Eastern adversaries go unmentioned. We know of suicide bombs, but where did this tactic originate? 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