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Originally posted by BillF:
Ordinary Men By Christoper R. Browning

Shows how easily men can be convinced to do horrendous acts.

That caught my eye; it's in my Kindle wishlist, will be reading it soon.



Just finished "The Deluge" by Adam Tooze, covering American foreign policy 1916-1931. A good read for folks interested in the history of the early 20th century.

Firepower, regarding the Angolan war is another interesting one.

Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy. By Bill Gertz

While not my normal type or leisure reading, it is eye opening about the thrust and plan of China to be the primary world leader. Reading it is also a simple reveal about how ignorant so many of our political representatives are about China and their goals. It makes it simple to tell the blithering idiots from those that might have a clue.
Along the same lines, knowing the political path is one facet of the country, seeing their industrial might with “China” on almost every product, shows another.
Certainly a thought provoking book. Should be required reading

Jack Carr's books series is good if you like fiction, I've enjoyed them.

The Trident - Jason Redman - incredible story of a guy that messed up and redeemed himself and also got shot up and figured out how to live.

Started reading Resistance to Tyranny, by Joseph Martino.

https://www.amazon.com/Resista...artino/dp/1450574289

48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene.

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Started reading Resistance to Tyranny, by Joseph Martino.

https://www.amazon.com/Resista...artino/dp/1450574289

Would you be willing to post a book review, when you have finished reading it?

SigForum 'the final chapter'

Currently working on Hell in a Very Small Place, considered the definitive account of the Siege of Dien Bien Phu during the French Indochina War. I had previously just finished Street Without Joy, which is a broader overview of the entire French Indochina War as a whole, by the same author.




I'm also reading Dark Days, a memoir by Randy Blythe, the lead singer of Lamb of God. (I tend to have two books on tap at a time: One serious history book, and one more casual book.)

It deals primarily with his incarceration and trial for manslaughter in the Czech Republic, after the death of a stagediving fan at one of his bands' concerts in Prague in 2010.

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Started reading Resistance to Tyranny, by Joseph Martino.

https://www.amazon.com/Resista...artino/dp/1450574289

Would you be willing to post a book review, when you have finished reading it?

Absolutely. I'm about 1/4 through it. Hope to have it done in the next week or so. Others on the list, haha!

Just finished “The Gods of Howl Mountain” by Taylor Brown. Set in the 1950’s mountains of North Carolina, during the time of whiskey-runners and folk healers. The main character recently returned home from the Korean War, wounded both on the outside as well as inside. I really liked the author’s descriptions and character development. This is the first novel I have read of his and am looking forward to more.

super easy read but way before Zombies were ever thought of: The Beach by Nevil Shute. If anyone wants to borrow it, let me know and I'll send it

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Originally posted by joel9507:

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Originally posted by BillF:
Ordinary Men By Christoper R. Browning

Shows how easily men can be convinced to do horrendous acts.

That caught my eye; it's in my Kindle wishlist, will be reading it soon.

Just finished "The Deluge" by Adam Tooze, covering American foreign policy 1916-1931. A good read for folks interested in the history of the early 20th century.

I heard Glen Beck talking about it.

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Originally posted by BillF:
Ordinary Men By Christoper R. Browning

Shows how easily men can be convinced to do horrendous acts.

That was required reading in two of my college history classes: History of World War 2, and History of Germany in the 20th Century.

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super easy read but way before Zombies were ever thought of: The Beach by Nevil Shute. If anyone wants to borrow it, let me know and I'll send it

Dave, it's "On the Beach", I read it the first time sitting in a communication bunker in So Korea, 1966. I've watched the movie a couple of times, too, it's very sobering.

I read James Clavell's 'Shogun' in the late 70's or early 80's and decided to re-read it. I forgot just how good the book is. I'm going to go ahead and read the whole series again.

Jim

"Decoherent" by J.S. Holley. A great yarn with a mix of police procedure, fantasy, Wambaugh like dialogue, and martial arts by a veteran police officer. An entertaining read
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dec...b_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9