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Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope
by Michael Yon
from Richard Vigilante Books
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Lacking in specifics 
While I found this a useful and thought-provoking book, I also thought it would have benefited greatly from another hundred or even two hundred pages of exposition. When Yon mentions Fallujah, for example, he states quickly and casually that American actions there were badly conceived, or badly run, or both -- it's a little hard to tell -- but does not go into details.
The Real Skinny
If you want the truth about OIF without BS or ideological bent, read Momment of Truth.
Thank You Michael Yon
I just finished reading Michael Yon's Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope. If you are interested in the");
document.write(" future and not the past, especially regarding the US policy in Middle East, then this is worth the 4 or so hours it takes to read.
Yon is a former Green Beret turned photo and print journalist. He has probably spent more time in Iraq than any other reporter. And, of this time, Yon spent his time with combat...
Turn off the TV
People need to turn off the TV and read this book before turning it back on.
Michael Yon has written the most objective assessment of our actions in Iraq. His \"on the ground\" observations skewer people of all political stripes.
Michael writes a narrative that is very descriptive and shows");
document.write(" the conflict warts and all.
His analysis of Iraq is spot on.
He has shown that we have the second \"greatest generation\" now serving in the military.
American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories)
by Oliver North
from B&H Books
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Read your history Ross
Radical Islam is a result of US Foreign policy?...did the US have foreign policy in the 13th and 14th Century?...well no..there was no United States of America...was the USA formed when the latter books of the Quran were written, which called for jihad and had a more radical view?...then there are those silly \"Crusades\" launched by the silly Christians, I'm sure the US is responsible for that too...
Great book whether you are a fan of North or not...wh");
document.write("ether your for or against the war, or whether your...
Ollie North Anti-Hero 
Oliver North rises from the ashes of disgrace to talk about war heroes - what a joke. Are people's memories so short that they forget about Mr. North's illegal war that he headed in attempts to get rid of the Sandanista government in Nicaragua? Ollie is part of a long line of brain washed military geeks who buy the line that America is supposed to be the world's policeman. Except for America's involvement in WW11 almost every military campaign has been a mis-adventure - a BLOWBACK of foreign policy. Its the...
Query....
I always read the reviews with great interest, and rely upon the consensus of reader views. The book sounds very good. Certainly the war against AQ and related groups is critical, yet this Iraqi war waged upon false pretenses, and our actions in the prisons in Baghdad and Guantanamo have brought pain and disgrace upon our nation. This author, while undoubtedly a military hero, broke the law in Iran-Contra (obeying President Reagan covertly). I am reluctant to rely upon reviews by Newt Gingrich, or from Fox...
There be true heroes here! 
This is a high quality book in the National Geographic style. Well illustrated with scenes of the young people that are doing the job and relevant articles about their heroics. Not all heroics is dodging bullets and bombs. Sometimes it's taking the time to comfort a child or give aid to a civilian. Even enemy combatants are cared for by the troopers after the shooting stops. I give this book my highest recommendation. This is money well spent.American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories)
Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq: The Experts Speak
by Christopher Cerf, Victor S. Navasky
from Simon & Schuster
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Laughing & Crying!
The Institute of Expertology has done it again! This timely book is clever, informative and highly entertaining, in spite of the subject matter. Cerf & Navasky have managed to capture every single absurd word uttered by this highly quotable group of \"experts\" running our nation and influencing our people. With the election right around the corner, buy a copy for yourself and get one for a friend. Let the words of the so called \"experts\" remind you that it's time for a change!
If I wasn't laughing...
Blistering Compendium of Spin Out of Control on the Iraqi War
As our burgeoning economic woes overshadow the war in Iraq in the minds of prospective voters, the imperial hubris that has been the mainstay of the Bush administration's rhetoric seems to get less airplay these days. Even though people continue to die, the cable networks apparently feel that their viewers have grown tired of the war. That's why there is great value in picking up this piercing collection of direct quotes from the so-called experts on the Iraqi conflict by Christopher Cerf and Columbia...
Depressed and Delighted
It's truly a joy to see all these utterly depressing quotes gathered in one place for easy reference...
An Archaeology of Spin
This book is a clever and comprehensive satire of the egregious prognostications made by the U.S. government, military, and media before, during, and after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It should be mentioned right off the bat that, unlike the hordes of \"Bushisms\" books and other anti-Bush administration literature, this is not just an irreverent or pithy crack at the neo-conservatives and predominantly right-wing pundits and politicians who supported our invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. Many...
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell
from Back Bay Books
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Great story tainted by juvenile rant
There's much to admire about this book. The detailed description of SEAL training was fascinating, and as the author was relating this experience he had my attention, my sympathy, and my respect. The whole portrayal of the firefight and its aftermath, when the author is being sheltered by the Afgha");
document.write("nis, was can't-put-it-down material.
But too often, someone - the author or his collaborator - feels compelled to inject their simpleminded paranoia about the liberal media into this otherwise fascinating...
I am sure this will be a movie someday....
What a great little book about an amazing group of people who defend the USA from threats many of us are aware of, but know little about. The author, Marcus, is a Navy Seal who was involved with one of the worst disasters in Seal Team history. This book goes in depth into how someone becomes a Seal, and what the Seal's do for the military and our country. The training they go ");
document.write("through is really unbelievable - that part of the book is as good as the story of the failed mission where Marcus has to survive for...
Be careful! I started reading and I couldn't put it down!
While reading this book, I felt I was Marc Lutrell and it was me going through SEAL training and fighting along side Axe, Mikey and Danny. Thats how well this book is written. It was an educational, exciting, painfully realistic, humorous and exhilerating read. This book will wake you up! It opens your eyes about the damage that liberal know nothing media, lawyers and politicians do to our military and war fighting capabilities. This is ");
document.write("not a read, it is an experience.
How LIBERALS KILL American heroes!!!
This book shines the light of truth on how our LIBERAL: MEDIA, POLITICIANS (DEMOCRAT and REPUBLICAN), RETIRED MILITARY, PROFESSORS, TEACHERS and CITIZENS, directly have a hand in killing the finest young men and women our country produces. The evidence is irrefutable, LIBERAL'S KILL American heroes when they influence military rules of engagement, and we as real Americans should elect strong leaders to prevent their perversions. This book should be required reading for all teenage Americans, as it clearly...
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
by Max Hastings
from Knopf
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Buy the book
This book is less a \"nuts & bolts\" history of the end of the war in the Pacific and more of a \"soft\" history. What did people think? How did they feel? Why did they do what they did? It speaks more to the WHY rather than the HOW. Excellent book, hard to put down, and it explores some obscure areas of the conflict. Buy it.
good summary of the end of the Pacific war
This book along with Richard Frank's \"Downfall\" gives a good picture of the end of the Japanese war and further puts to rest the idea that the Atomic Bombs should not have been employe");
document.write("d. The Japanese were still full of fight.
Retribution
I have been a Max Hastings fan for years. This is another in a series of his excellent books. While I was born in 1939 and have always been a student of WWII history he shares views of the people and events that are not well known.
Excellent Book
An excellent book that brings focus to the end of the war with Japan. Detailed and well researched as are all Max Hastings book. As with every Max Hastings book 5 stars.
1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
by Benny Morris
from Yale University Press
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Too Many Military Details and not enough Big Picture
This mostly military chronicling of the first Arab-Israeli war, is a difficult read, because the prose is so dense and full of almost arcane military details. It is hard to get ones hands or head around the larger picture. I, for one was hoping for a much more coherent and self-contained piece, with larger explanatory themes to grab onto. I pretty much knew the outlines of the history here, but was hoping that this book would put the creation of the state of Israel into context, but sadly that is not what I...
An Accessible History of a War ");
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I approached this book with caution. I had not read any of Morris' prior books, fearful of his reputation (earned or not) for bashing the Israeli side without providing context for their actions. Though when I read history I already know how the story ends, I want something fresh, with context, and an attempt to give the losing side a chance to explain what it was thinking. To my delight, and to the benefit of those who like me devour serious histories written for scholars and non-scholars, Morris...
A Vital Work on the 1948 Israeli-Arab War
In 1948 Benny Morris shows himself to be a first-rate historian with an accurate and detailed command of the events leading up to the first Arab Israeli War and the war itself. The book is primarily the military history of the conflict, and Morris is a well informed chronicler of military engagements. Morris, also considered one of the grandfathers of the \"revisionist\" school of Israeli historiography, here shows that he is not afraid to document both Jewish/Israel and Palestinian/Arab excesses and missteps...
Benny Morris distorts history
In the past, Efraim Karsh presented e");
document.write("vidence that forced Benny Morris to admit to distortions. Wikipedia has links to primary documents in the Morris/Karsh conflict.
Karsh presents a different view of the Arab-Israeli War in the May, 2008 issue of Commentary: \"1948, Israel, and the Palestinians--The True Story.\"
For instance, in Gaza in 1949, Sir John Troutbeck, head of the British Middle East office in Cairo found that while the Palestinian refugees \"express no bitterness against the Jews (or...
Wiser in Battle: A Soldier's Story
by Ricardo S. Sanchez, Donald T. Phillips
from Harper
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Full of Moral Courage
Good read! Worth it to see how senior military leaders develop professionally and take command decisions...and what it takes to remain working at the highest levels of the DoD...
Lt Gen Sanchez has a lot of moral courage to write this book. Every page you read brings you to respect him more.
After reading it, read Gen Franks book to get another perspective...
Gen Zinni, Gen Clark, Gen Powell, as well as Gen schwarzkopf are also good senior leader reads!
commander's nightmare
I was serving in the Green Zone during some of the period described in this book, and still recall the unimaginable confusion Sanchez writes about. When CENTCOM and the Army component commander, LTG McKeirnan, withdrew leaving the V Corps Commander i");
document.write("n charge of all military operations, the circuit overload peaked beyond comprehension. To learn near the end of the book that Sec Def Rumsfeld claimed he never knew about Sanchez having to manage the war on the ground with only a skeleton staff makes one's gorge...
A Very Fine Leader!
\"Wiser in Battle\" begins with the story of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez's early life, including what motivated him to join the Army. He then goes on to provide the inside story of events in Iraq after \"Mission Accomplished,\" when he took over military command, up to summarily being scapegoated and relieved over Abu Ghraib, followed by retirement.
Throughout \"Wiser in Battle\" Sanchez makes clear that Rumsfeld's micromanagement created confusion and frustration due to constant changes. Further, Sanchez...
Night (Oprah's Book Club)
by Elie Wiesel
from Hill and Wang
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A Review of Night by Elie Wiesel
Night by Elie Wiesel is a 120-page, first-hand account of a boy who lived through Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps during the Holocaust. Wiesel published his story in Yiddish in 1958 and in English in 1960. The genre is World War II and/or a Holocaust autobiography and the reading level is 8.7.
Night begins in 1941, when Elie is twelv");
document.write("e years old. He is a studious and devout boy from Sighet, Transylvania. Despite that they were warned of the approaching German Army, the townspeople of...
Very moving!
I loved this book! It made me feel so grateful for the freedoms we enjoy. But, it is sad to think that mankind can be capable of such horrors.
Night
Elie Wiesel's story will stay with you forever. Stark, powerful and written in simple prose, it will haunt you. How does one go on after surviving ");
document.write("the Holocaust? 'Night' should be read in schools the world over.
Nothing short of amazing...
I have been to Germany, toured Dachau and have been interested in reading about the holocaust ever since. Reading \"Night\", was nothing short of amazing. There wasn't one page where I lost interest and by the end, I felt conflicted. I was happy that such a sad story was over, but sad that such an amazing book was done. Elie Wiesel is hero, a survivor, an excellent son and a gifted author. It's so sad that all this greatness came at such a personal cost. Would I ever love to sit and talk with this man......
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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A Long Way Gone
This book tells a story that the world has not heard about the life of a child soldier. Some of it is shocking to say the least, but it needs to be read and understood. Get a box of tissues and settle in on a wet day.
We are Sheltered
We are so sheltered in the US -- it's amazing what this young man had to endure and that he was able to rise above all the horrible things and really make something of his life.
too matter of fact?
When reading this book, one must keep some distance between oneself and the narrative, to not be overwhelmed by the horrors that are described. Fortunately, the writing style helps the reader maintain this distance. Writing in a very matter of fact style, perhaps even too matter of factly, Beah describes his efforts to avoid getting pulled into the civil war in Sierra Leone and his actions when he is eventually \"recruited\" to join the army.
The bulk of this book is quite bleak, by necessity. But Beah...
Should be required reading
T");
document.write("his book was an eye opening dipiction of the life of a child soldier in Sierra Leone. Beah's novel shows the journey that this young man took from being forced to fight in a war that robbed him of his innocence to his ultimate rehabilitation. It is a must read and should be required reading for high school students.
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
by Diane Ackerman
from W. W. Norton
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
A haunting look at Poland's enormous losses during WWII
As an amateur scholar of Yiddishkeit, my readings have included several novels and biographies set in the Warsaw Ghetto, so I was familiar with the horrific overcrowding and dehumanizing conditions that Warsaw's Jews were subjected to before the Ghetto was razed in 1943 and the remaining survivors were sent to concentration ca");
document.write("mps. Many of my maternal relatives immigrated from Poland in the early 1900s, and were fortunate to have escaped living through the wars. For the millions trapped in Poland, life...
Beautiful Book and Beautiful Story
The story itself is amazing but the way it was written is so exceptional. You can see, you can feel, you can smell when you read descriptions of even the simplest things. The author did lots of research before writing this book and therefore you can learn lot's of interesting facts and details.
a compassion for animals and the downtrodden
I haven't finished the book yet but it's hard to put down. sometimes it gets a bit long in detail. It's the only book on the holocaust that includes animals - making it so special
The Zookeeper's Wife
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful story. Set in the period leading up to and during WWII in Warsaw, Poland, this historical novel brings out the true meaning of human kindness and cruelty, human hope and despair. It is beautifully written and moves with incredible swiftness towards an inevitable conclusion. Enjoy!
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