I love the character "Pick" Pickering in Brotherhood of War. As well as Cletus Frade character.
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The Corps Series was one of my favorite book series when I was growing up to read. It had an influence on me joining the Marines and not the Army.
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I think the Brotherhood of War series would be a phenomenal Amazon/Netflix type multi season show.
All of these are great fun. Also, the lingo is cult-classic.
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About 1/4 of the way through Malcolm Gladwell's "Revenge of the Tipping Point"- fantastic so far.
Finished reading A woman of No Importance
This video gives a quick overview of the woman covered in the book.
A bit more on Hall:
-She quit working at US Embassy Office in Venice to drive ambulances in France when the Nazis invaded.
-She fled to Spain when the Germans took over Northern France. A British intel officer met her and was so astonished by her "desire to return and fight Nazis" that he gave her the number for SOE.
-Her SOE network is one of the main reasons Klaus Barbie set up shop in Lyon.
-They mentioned in the video the old lady disguise; that included filing down her teeth so she better resembled a peasant woman.
-In addition to a DSC, she received a MBE and a Croix de Gaurre. One of the resistance leaders under her during her OSS resented the "bossy woman", but had a change of heart after the war and worked to get her a Légion d'Honneur; unfortunately, she had passed away by the time he collected enough information (and her real name) to support the nomination.
If you like WW2 history, spycraft, or just biographies of interesting people who may have been overlooked in their time, I highly reccomend this book.
This video gives a quick overview of the woman covered in the book.
A bit more on Hall:
-She quit working at US Embassy Office in Venice to drive ambulances in France when the Nazis invaded.
-She fled to Spain when the Germans took over Northern France. A British intel officer met her and was so astonished by her "desire to return and fight Nazis" that he gave her the number for SOE.
-Her SOE network is one of the main reasons Klaus Barbie set up shop in Lyon.
-They mentioned in the video the old lady disguise; that included filing down her teeth so she better resembled a peasant woman.
-In addition to a DSC, she received a MBE and a Croix de Gaurre. One of the resistance leaders under her during her OSS resented the "bossy woman", but had a change of heart after the war and worked to get her a Légion d'Honneur; unfortunately, she had passed away by the time he collected enough information (and her real name) to support the nomination.
If you like WW2 history, spycraft, or just biographies of interesting people who may have been overlooked in their time, I highly reccomend this book.
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Read and saw the video series after reading the entire series; Sharpes Rifles series is one of my favorites.
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Maybe it's in the video, but one of her best stories is that she was a below-the-knee amputee before the war. All of her SOE/ OSS work was done with a wooden leg.
Yea, they buried the lead on her prosthetic.
Tried to apply to be a Diplomat a few times; failed the test the first time, then the questions never arrived the second time. She worked as a consular clerk.
She transfered to Turkey 1933, and on a snipe hunting trip, accidentally shot herself in the foot with a shotgun. The American doctor in Istanbul flew out to her area to conduct the amputation due to gangrene.
Went home for a bit, but was back at work in Estonia in '34. Applied for a third time to be a Diplomat, but was denied because she was disabled.
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Targeted: Beirut. Makes me mad as hell, so don't read it if almost-50 years of horrible Middle East policy makes you mad, too. It is a moving book, about a very difficult time.
You can read it for me. I'm trying to cut down on outrage.
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I am borrowing it from a former Marine. I didn't know much, well, anything, about his service until I got the book and saw his handwriting in the margins. He wasn't part of 1/8 but rather part of the MSG at the embassy that was blown up in 1982. His comments add a lot of flavor.
Yeah, it pushes the outrage button for certain.
Fuck this sub for all these book recommendations. Just ordered “The Bomber Mafia” by Malcom Gladwell. Due to my weak pullout game, I have too many books and not enough time between other commitments.
Stopped at food store for milk and flowers for Maria this am (BTW, it's 11 years for our first/blind date).
Found this.
Found this.
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I finally picked up Al Mack's book, "Razor 03: A Night Stalker's Wars".
Mack is a former Night Stalker pilot and was involved in several high profile operations, from the Horse Soldiers infil to Roberts Ridge and others. It'll be interesting to read about these operations from his perspective.
Mack is a former Night Stalker pilot and was involved in several high profile operations, from the Horse Soldiers infil to Roberts Ridge and others. It'll be interesting to read about these operations from his perspective.
Seize the Fire by Adam Nicolson about Trafalger. Well, sort of-ish. It does a really solid job of explaining some of the naval tactics of the period and what made ALL of the participants think and behave as they did, which is the book's problem. It is a study of the social, psychological, moral, religious, economic... you get it, factors behind the battle. The fighting is probably 50% of the book, maybe 60, that's about it. One or two paragraphs about this topic or that topic became the basis for whole chapters. The battle was well described if short on detail. A ship was boarded? What happened? They killed people, did stuff, and the ship surrendered. Dude spent more time on Nelson's fatal wound than on some of the battle. Paradoxically, he could spend lengthy, wonderful periods on the battle itself. The author is a strong writer bound by a focus on a topic I find quite boring.
I made it until Nelson dies while the battle rages on before I put the book down. It failed to hold my interest so now I need another book about the battle.
Two out of fi
I made it until Nelson dies while the battle rages on before I put the book down. It failed to hold my interest so now I need another book about the battle.
Two out of fi
