books about: operations     books:       The Making of the Atomic Bomb157 reviews Richard Rhodes Simon & Schuster, 1995 Outstanding Book Myself not being a scientist there were parts of this book that were hard to understand theoretically speaking, but the historical story the book brings forth is hard not to understand. Between the people making blind discoveries to educated guesses to scientific brilliance it's all here. Leading up to the climatic climax. This book is long and could be hard to read at times but the important ...             Chickenhawk91 reviews Robert Mason Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Good reading for the 4th of July I finished reading Chickenhawk last night just a few minutes after midnight, July 4, 2008. I feel like I oughta apologize to its author, Bob Mason, for taking 25 years to "discover" his excellent account of one man's horrific wartime experiences in Vietnam over 40 years ago. Sam Hynes, author of the equally excellent WWII pilot's memoir, Flights of Passage, once told me that one of the most ...             Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective140 reviews Paul Rieckhoff NAL Trade, 2007 On the Ground...for real. Paul Rieckhoff will not tell you he is a writer, but he accomplished in one go what thousands of writers for generations have attempted to do. His entire heart resides between the letters, the lines and pages of this book. The book is political, but Rieckoff smears Left and Right into an uncivilized and counter-productive bloody blur on the mud-stucco wall. His statement is clear; we were not ...             Iron Coffins: A Personal Account Of The German U-boat Battles Of World War Ii88 reviews Herbert A. Werner Da Capo Press, 1998 A Very Personal and Accurate Account of the U-Boat War If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would - it is absolutely excellent. Herbert Werner was born in 1920, and served active duty aboard German submarines from 1941 until the very end of the war in May 1945. He survived the war, which is no small accomplishment. Of 40,000 World War 2 German submariners, 30,000 never returned home alive. But on a personal level, he suffered tremendous ...             Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway111 reviews Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully Potomac Books Inc., 2007 A History Book That Delivers What The Movie Couldn't I was rather surprised that the authors make no mention of the actual prime source for the Battle of Midway that most Americans carry around in their heads: the 1976 film, "Midway." With familiar names like Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Hal Holbrook and Charlton Heston, the film reinforces the popular wisdom that an under gunned American Naval task force, on June 5, 1942, surprised the ...             SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam104 reviews John L. Plaster Simon & Schuster, 1997 Outstanding This exceptional story of US commandos and their allies the Montagnards, called the Yards, who were fiercely enemies of the North Vietnamese communists, is written by one of a three tours veterans in the SOG. John Plaster is particularly good in the way he reveals the magnificent acts of heroism, of chivalry, of gallantry, of comradeship these commandos lived. These true elite fighters who ...             In the Company of Heroes88 reviews NAL, 2007 Awesome I recently purchased this book, and I wish there were words enough to relay just how great it is. In the Company of Heros illistrates brilliantly the account of Night Stalker pilot Mike Durant, and his experience in somolian captivity. Mr. Durant may be a pilot by trade, however his story and how he tells it are amazing. This book is a great buy for anyone, but it is a MUST READ for any Army ...             The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors128 reviews James D. Hornfischer Random House Audio, 2004 Ranks with Shattered Sword A couple of years ago, I read "Shattered Sword" (about the Battle of Midway) and proclaimed it the best WWII account of Pacific Theatre Naval history to date. I now have to say THE LAST STAND OF THE TIN CAN SAILORS by James Hornfischer ranks right beside it. This is a brilliantly presented accounting of Halsey's folly when he let his enormous ego get in the way of following orders. The result ...             The cruel sea (Cardinal giant)80 reviews Nicholas Monsarrat Pocket Books, 1953 Ping . . . . . . Ping . . . . . . Ping . . . . . . Ping . . . . . . Ping . . . . . . The unrelenting echo of the sonar punctuates this understated J. Arthur Rank film with a taut atmosphere of suspense. Novelist Eric Ambler's intelligent script remains faithful to Nicholas Monserrat's novel about the last voyage of HMS Compass Rose and all who sailed on her. The splendid performances of Jack Hawkins as her captain and Donald Sinden as his First Mate bring the novel to life, as do ...             With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa198 reviews E. B. Sledge Presidio Press, 1990 I understand my Grandfather I never fully understood my grandfather till I read this book as part of a collage class on WWII. He never talks about the war. He has storys of his time in boot camp, and his time in Japan after the war ended, but none during the war its self. I never understood what he went through, or how it made him who he is till I read this book. I knew he was a marine, and that he was stationd in ...             Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire40 reviews Richard Frank Random House, 1999 Excellent in-depth defense of why the atomic bomb was needed Richard Frank conclusively shatters a number of myths about the end of the Pacific side of World War II. First, Japan was NOT ready to accept unconditional surrender, even with the caveat of the preservation of the Japanese throne, until after both bombs were dropped. Frank uses extensive declassified transcripts of Ultra (military) and Magic (diplomatic) U.S. codebreaking to get members of ...             Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II61 reviews Eugene B. Fluckey University of Illinois Press, 1992 thunder below Fluckey's memoire, "Thunger Below" , ranks with the best of the WW 2 submarine histories. I am thankful he was able to write such a stirring story even many years after the events. His action descriptions and hisrecounting of the actual dialogue among officers and crew during the actions makes for a truly memorable read. I recommend this book to anyone really into WW 2 history.             Longest Day75 reviews Ryan Pocket, 1985 It Started Two Genres Cornelius Ryan invented two genres with his ground-breaking history-The Longest Day. On the one hand, he started a trend to personalized history. His book relies heavily on the recollections of those who fought on both sides. In this he anticipates Ken Burns' The War - A Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and also The Second World War the more scholarly John Keegan. His other innovation, a brisk ...             Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW51 reviews James N. Rowe Presidio Press, 1984 A must read This book should be on everyone's "must read" list. It should also be on the must read list for evey high school student. This book is very well written and easy to follow. It is also very hard to put down once you start reading it. Being a Vietnam War Veteran myself, I would highly recomend this book to anyone.             Out Of Harm's Way50 reviews Terri Crisp Topeka Bindery, 1997 About the Noah's Wish Investigation This is in response to the post about Terry Crisp's organization being investigated by California's Attorney General's office. This is what's posted on her website: Noah's Wish Board of Directors, March 26, 2007 We are writing to inform you that Noah's Wish is in the midst of an ongoing civil investigation by the California Attorney General's office concerning funds received by Noah's Wish ...             A BRIDGE TOO FAR (CORONET BOOKS)69 reviews CORNELIUS RYAN TEACH YOURSELF, 1994 Excellent Introduction in this Important part of WW2 History I can't say it much better than the previous reviews have already. I wanted to read something on this subject and was led to this book. I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the topic. Broad in scope yet detailed in its descriptions of the soldiers, units, and battles in this massive offensive. This is an excellent jumping off point to begin studying the Battle of Arnhem. Well ...             Managing the Professional Service Firm46 reviews David H. Maister Free Press, 1993 Great reading for beginners and experienced managers I have 10 years experience in managing consulting company. When I red just first chapters of this book I immediatelly have started to implement some ideas described there and it gave greate results! No matter if you plan to start new business or you are mature partner with many years of experiane in professional services business - this book is a must and greate reading. Enjoy!             The Gulf Between Us: Love and Terror in Desert Storm (Memories of War)45 reviews Cynthia B. Acree, Cliff Acree Potomac Books Inc., 2003 A Love Story of Miracles. Faith, Honor and War! I truly believe that there are never any random accidents of fate at work in our lives--everything happens to us for a reason, even if we do not understand why! Reading the inspiring memoir "The Gulf Between Us: A Story of love and Survival in Desert Storm" you cannot help but believe that prayers are truly answered; and that there must be a divine purpose to our lives even if it is not ...             The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities41 reviews Douglas Brown, Scott Wilson Wiley, 2005 Blackbook of outsourcing is excellent God of a book of outsourcing..still half way..need to complete it, my profession is into this so it makes a lot of relevance Douglas Brown and Scott narration is awesome.. will write more Sachith Recruise India Consulting Managing Director             A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II49 reviews Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud Knopf, 2003 *Forgotten? I found this book to be a highly entertaining and informative read. The exploits of the 303,in particular, are thrilling. I do feel that some of the momentum is lost when dealing with the political machinations of Churchill and Roosevelt, however less exciting, it is very important that these be revealed. The authors did an outstanding job of this. I've seen reviews that say this is done "out of ...              search for books account, cardinal, challenges, chickenhawk, coffins, commandos, coronet, downfall, facades, failures, forgotten, imperial, japanese, kosciuszko, managing, memories, okinawa, opportunities, outsourcing, peleliu, personal, perspective, professional, question, revolutionizes, sailors, shattered, soldier, squadron, submarine books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen kitchen: ACE D703-9642 "GRILL LIFE" LEATHER GRILL GLOVES 17" LONG home  impressum - about us