[ARCHIVED THREAD] - AR15.COM Reading List (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/14/2003 9:03:40 AM EDT
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What books are on the Mandatory Reading List to speak knowledgeably on the site. So far I have: Unintended Consequences/John Ross Enemies Foreign & Domestic/Mathew Bracken All of the Stephen Hunter books Atlas Shrugged/Ayn Rand No Remorse/Tom Clancy I have a couple others, but what else do you got? |
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"Fred's Guide to Becoming a Rifleman" by Fred of [url]www.fredsm14stocks.com[/url] "Boston's Gun Bible" by Boston T. Party [url]www.javelinpress.com[/url] "Patriots" by Wesley, Rawles [url]www.rawles.to/patriots.htm[/url] The others mentioned above are all good as well. |
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The Counter-Insurgency Manual: Tactics of the Anti-Guerrilla Professionals, by Leroy Thompson The Small Wars Manual: Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication 12-25, by Major Timothy M. Parker, USMC [url=ftp.die.net/mirror/cryptome/cuw01.htm]Unrestricted Warfare[/url], by Generals Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui, PLA Militant Islam Reaches America, by Daniel Pipes |
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"Mask of Command" - John Keegan. Keegan proflies traits of four successful military leaders throughout history. "Masters of War" - Michael Handel. Comparative analysis of great military theorists including Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Machiavelli. Kind of a Clausewitz for dummies plus a whole lot more. Handel makes Clausewitz extremely accessible. "Killer Angels" - Michael Shaara. Historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg. Gritty realistic description of 19th century combat. |
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Any of these books that you haven't read, you should read. Try to read them in the order below if you can, as many of them talk about events that are discussed in later books, so it helps to have the background. The exception is that the top 6 or 7 are MUST READs, so if you don't read a lot, at least read the top choices: [b]Unintended Consequences[/b], by [i]John Ross[/i] [b]Enemies Foreign & Domestic[/b], by [i]Mathew Bracken[/i] [b]Patriots - Surviving The Upcoming Collapse[/b], by [i]James Wesley Rawles[/i] [b]Surviving Y2K (And Other Lovely Disasters)[/b], by [i]Boston T. Party (Kenneth Royce)[/i] [b]Boston's Gun Bible[/b], by [i]Boston T. Party (Kenneth Royce)[/i] [b]Hologram Of Liberty[/b], by [i]Boston T. Party (Kenneth Royce)[/i] [b]Atlas Shrugged[/b], by [i]Ayn Rand[/i] [b]The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress[/b], by [i]Robert Heinlein[/i] [b]Farnham's Freehold[/b], by [i]Robert Heinlein[/i] [b]Starship Troopers[/b], by [i]Robert Heinlein[/i] [b]D-Day[/b], by [i]Stephen Ambrose[/i] [b]Band Of Brothers[/b], by [i]Stephen Ambrose[/i] [b]Flags of Our Fathers[/b], by [i]James Bradley[/i] [b]Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller[/b], by [i]Burke Davis[/i] [b]Immediate Action[/b], by [i]Andy McNab[/i] [b]Bravo Two Zero[/b], by [i]Andy McNab[/i] [b]Delta Force[/b], by [i]Charlie Beckwith[/i] [b]First SEAL[/b], by [i]Roy Boehm[/i] [b]Rogue Warrior[/b], by [i]Richard Marcinko[/i] [b]We Were Soldiers Once, And Young[/b], by [i]Hal Moore[/i] [b]Blackjack-33[/b], by [i]James Donahue[/i] [b]The Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge: In Our Own Words[/b], by [i]Randy & Sara Weaver[/i] [b]Send In The Waco Killers[/b], by [i]Vin Suprynowicz[/i] [b]Black Hawk Down[/b], by [i]Mark Bowden[/i] [b]The Kings Of The High Frontier[/b], by [i]Victor Komen[/i] [b]Lucifer's Hammer[/b], by [i]Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle[/i] Also, don't miss [b]Lights Out[/b], an survival novel that's currently in progress. You can read it for free; details [url=www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=211985]here[/url]. -Troy |
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-"SOG, SECRET WARS IN CAMBODIA, LOAS & VIETNAM"- by John Plaster. ***** THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!! if you don't read this book, you are a total homo!!!!!!!!!!! -ANY BOOK "MATHEW BRENNAN" EVER WROTE, & ANY BOOK "GARY LINDERER" EVER WROTE. -"MY LIFE WITH NYPD", Jimi the "Wags" Wagner, & his other PI book (can't remember the name.) FRICKIN KICK ASS!!! -"GUNS UP!" -"WE WERE SOLDIER'S ONCE & YOUNG", Col. Hal Moore -"SPITE HOUSE" 'The Bobby Garwood story'. -"STOLEN VALOR", Burket -"FIVE YEARS TO FREEDOM", Nick Rowe -"WHY DIDN'T YOU GET ME OUT", Frank Anton -"FIREBIRDS", Chuck (something) -"SEAWOLFS" -"IT TAKES A VILLAGE" (just kidding, just seeing if you were paying attention) |
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My novel Enemies Foreign and Domestic sold out the first 1,000 copy printing in three months, and the second printing of 2,000 copies is now available. It's a bit on the non-PC side, so I decided not to spend 2-3 years playing the suck up to the NYC publishers game as my opening gambit. Now after establishing a strong track record of sales and reviews, in 2004 I'm going to go after a conventional publishing contract. Hopefully by doing it this way, I'll cut a few years off of my time to getting onto all of the book shelves....time will tell. Anyway, the second edition is the same as the first except for some typos which were cleaned up. If anyone is interested in finding out if the book is for them, they can read the first 20 chapters any time on the [url]www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com[/url] website. And I hope to be at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, so maybe I'll see you there! Matt Bracken [img]http://matthewbracken.web.aplus.net/bookcover.jpg[/img] |
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Quoted: -"GUNS UP!" [red]-Johnny Clarke (Clarke is the person that the story is about, but I don't know if it was Clarke that actually wrote it..)[/red] -"FIREBIRDS", Chuck (something) [red]-Chuck Carlock[/red] Holy shiet!! I never though that I would ever find anybody who read either one of thoes books! (I picked up 'GUNS UP!' at a flea market for cheap when I was much younger, many years ago.. To this day I still read it every now and then..) [edited for spelling] |
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"More Guns, Less Crime" by John R. Lott "The Bias Against Guns" by John R. Lott Both are great for referencing while debating gun issues w/ the "antis." It's always nice to have sound information to base your arguments off of, instead of going the emotional/irrational route they usually take. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Jarhead by Anthony Swofford I'm curious as to why you include this on your list. Care to comment? |
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Quoted: You need humor there: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (4 books). Isn't that a trilogy in five bnooks now, plus the tragically unfinished "The Salmon of Doubt" I'm quite proud to have read a few of those, gonna go put the rest on my Amazon wishlist. /Phil |
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Another vote for "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield. If you have not read this book buy it ASAP. Anytime I think I've got it bad or need motivation, this book always puts things in perspective for me. Starship troopers is excellent too. Has anyone mentioned "Ancient Lays of Rome?" |
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Quoted: Quoted: Only read about 5 of the titles listed, I guess I am not knowledgeable enough to post. [rolleyes] So turn off your damn computer and start reading. [:D] too funny, I have over 150 books in my libary, just not these. I enjoy the history and the sci-fi. I just don't get into the conspiracy theory/"what ifs" books. |
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Any of the books by Tim Powers [url]http://www.timpowers.info/[/url] Stranger Tides should be a Major Movie. A pretty girl, puppets, magic, its got it all! The Anubis Gates is an amazing Tour de Force. Don't pick it up unless you have enought time to read it straight thru. -------------------------------------- Most James Ellroy books. Especially American Tabloid, & The Cold Six Thousand. These form the first 2 Volumes of a 60's Trilogy. Find out what might have happened. [url]http://www.edark.org/ellroy/english/home2_en.html[/url] -------------------------------------- Most books by Phil Farmer. If you like SciFi. [url]http://www.pjfarmer.com/[/url] ------------------------------------------- Fred Saberhagen for his superb Dracula books. [url]http://www.berserker.com/FredsDracula.html[/url] -------------------------------------- Harry Harrison's Viking Trilogy [url]http://www.harryharrison.com/[/url] ---------------------------------------- Judge Bork [url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-8126629-9126238[/url] |
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Many, many of the books listed. Yes, there are five in the Hitchhiker's Guide 'trilogy'. All the 'Bob Lee Swagger' (and father) books by Stephen Hunter. One author I didn't see mentioned... John Steakley, author of [u]Armor[/u] and [u]Vampire$[/u]. I think Armor was a much better book than Starship Troopers. Tom Clancy - esp. the John Clark books ([u]Rainbow Six[/u] and [u]Without Remorse[/u]). And before I forget, no-one mentioned the Constitution of the United States. |