LP4Life Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) WW3: World in Flames By:Ian Slater Edited February 25, 2005 by LP4Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 So recently I've been devouring military books like something fierce. In as many weeks I've read five books including (in order): Masters of Chaos Bravo Two Zero The Cell Generation Kill Jawbreaker In an effort to preserve some sense of continuity, I've just cracked open Hunting the Jackal being that Billy Waugh was with Gary Bernsten among the joint CIA/SF forward team in Afghanistan. It's nice how the book in fact opens with Waugh's experience as part of that team. So far it's been a heck of a page turner and I may blow through this one quicker than I'd hoped. It's tough to put it down. I was very close to buying Not a Good Day to Die as a way of continuing where Jawbreaker left off but Hatchetforce's negative feedback about the book kept me from doing so. Another book I've got in my sights (pun intended) is Shooter ... a top Marine sniper call-sign Gabriel ... c'mon!! How can you not dig that??!! Any other suggestions please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I am starting Rainbow Six again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnsniper Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I'm reading something about jousting dragons, it's to bad I have no clue what it's called, it is good though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 They re-released the book JARHEADS in HMV ... me gonna go buy i think ... I didn't know it was a b00k.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot360 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Dont decrease GRNET members staff by using leet speak, please. In The Company Of Heroes - Michael J. Durant (I think i got it right..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Midnight in Some Buring Town: British Special Forces Operations From Belgrade to Baghdad -by- Christian Jennings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnsniper Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Alright, I looked at the title of my book. It's Sanctuary by Matthew Lackey. It's basically about magic, dragons, and ancient technology. Luckily this book is not a LOTR clone and is surprisingly pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FA sear Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 The last book I read was But is it Science? by Michael Ruse, and I just started Quatum Philosophy by Roland Omnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitless Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 "Eon", its a science fiction by Greg Bear, and "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Just finished the Necroscope series again, by Brian Lumley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Currently reading The Incredible SAS, courtesy of Gordo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield Nice dude ... ever since watching a peice on the History channel, Thermopylae has always interested me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs Long, slow, but very thought-provoking. Author died last month, caused quite a stir. Before that it was "Freakonomics". Very cool read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield Nice dude ... ever since watching a peice on the History channel, Thermopylae has always interested me. I really thought about buying it too but I don't like the fact that it's a novel. The Spartans at Thermopylae is certainly one of the greatest events from antiquity as far as military matters are concerned. Always loved Leonidas' quote "Eat a good breakfast men for tonight we shall dine in hell." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 This book, while a novel is well worth the time, I was initially skeptical, but am well pleased that I picked it up, it cam e highly recomended and I'm sure I'll read it again at some point. Edited to ad that I've also just finished the first 2 by Oliver North (very clancy-esque) they follow a central character through some hypothetical events based in real world current event settings. They are a quick read and I found them enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le Tigre Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Just finished Anne Rice's The Witching Hour, dispite one issue, this was one of the best read I have had in a long time, Also just finished River God, a some times slow, but still really great book. (I have a bad habbit of reading multiple books a one time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommandoCrazy Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 (edited) I finished Dan Brown's "Illuminati" some while ago. I read it just out of interest because of the Dan Brown-hype at the moment. I was really disappointed. Brown certainly has an eye for details but the book wasn't as thrilling as I expected. I need to get a Clancy book again, haven't read one for ages CC Edited May 31, 2006 by CommandoCrazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 This book, while a novel is well worth the time, I was initially skeptical, but am well pleased that I picked it up, it cam e highly recomended and I'm sure I'll read it again at some point. Hmm, I will probably pick it up then down the line. Didn't the author write a similarly styled novel about Alexander The Great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Not sure on that SC - Pressfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Must be that first book I was thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osokdfgr Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Currently reading, Sheer Pluck by G.A. Henty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Having just about finished Hunting the Jackal, I just picked up Shooter. I tried finding Gates of Fire but Barnes & Deuceball didn't have it. Mixing it up a little, I gotta recommend Confederacy of Dunces ... I hadn't read it in a while but I swear I never laughed so hard so out loud while reading a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I finished Hunting the Jackal this weekend ... it really ought to be called anything but Hunting the Jackal. Operations focusing on Carlos was maybe 1/3rd of the book at best. Don't get me wrong - it's a great book. Just started Shooter and so far I'm digging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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