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Castles, Battles & Bombs- How economics explains military history by Brauer and Van TuyllReddite igitur quae sunt Caesaris Caesari et quae sunt Dei Deo
(Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things which are God's)
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Originally posted by GAU-8 View PostGone For Soldiers by Jeff Shaara.
Historical novel about the Mexican-American War.
I'll start Kirby Smith's Confederacy: The Trans-Mississippi South, 1863-1865 by Robert L. Kerby
Still got that tour to get ready for!“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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West is a little too USMC focused, but that is understandable, given his background. Conceptually, he is saying all the right things IMO. I know that this is emotional for him, because he is writing in very short, powerful staccato sentences. Very rapid fire. He places blame and gives praise both. Many will come out of this villians, but more will be heroes.America doesn't deserve its military
-Emma Sky
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Max Hastings Armaggedon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-45. If anyone of you professionals or military history buffs have read it, I would be very interested to hear your opinions.All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
-Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.
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sapper sarge,
The Man With The Iron Heart by Harry Turtledove
i'm waiting for the next turtledove book to impress me, after the downfall.There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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Amazon.com: Awakening Warrior: Revolution in the Ethics of Warfare (Suny Series, Ethics and the Military Profession): Timothy L. Challans: Books
I haven't read enough to have an informed opinion of Challans argument."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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