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Posted: 9/29/2012 10:23:53 AM EDT
Just a civilian looking in but a very good book in my opinion. I'm not a reader by any means but started it last night and finished it about lunch time today.
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I picked that and a few Zombie stories up a few weeks ago... We have a vacation coming up and I figured I'd stock up some good reading materials in case there is any downtime...
I like to sit out on the balcony and read a bit in the mornings and at night too if I'm not to far into the bottle by then... |
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I had just finished "The Red Circle", so I grabbed "No Easy Day" when it was released. I hold "Lone Survivor" as the benchmark against which I compare the rest (I just hope that the movie version of Lutrell's story does it justice). Where "Red Circle" did not grab me, "No Easy Day" flowed well and is a good read.
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I agree. I liked it. Lone Survivor is the benchmark for me as well. American Sniper (by Chris Kyle, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Ar Ramadi back in '06), and Service (by Marcus Luttrell) were also very good reads.
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If you like Lone Survivor check out Fearless, the book about Adam Brown and his life in the Seals. Red circle was good too. Matter of fact I have bought about 40-50 new releases in the last 6 months if your looking for a book I may have it. Non-Fiction of course. Specializing in The seals, green berets, snipers, delta force, and battles in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"No Easy Day" is the next book in my stack of unread books to read, no I take that back, "The Harbinger" is next. "No Easy Day" is still the second one down.... Gotta finish Lucifer's Hammer first before moving to the next one, I'm about halfway through it right now.... I've still got about a dozen or so books left to read in my library (450-500+/-) plus several more are on order..... I do still need to order "Lone Survivor"....
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If you like Lone Survivor check out Fearless, the book about Adam Brown and his life in the Seals. Red circle was good too. Matter of fact I have bought about 40-50 new releases in the last 6 months if your looking for a book I may have it. Non-Fiction of course. Specializing in The seals, green berets, snipers, delta force, and battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Great read....not a typical warrior-story but a true-life struggle and how Adam overcame it all...to sacrafice it all in honor. |
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I agree. I liked it. Lone Survivor is the benchmark for me as well. American Sniper (by Chris Kyle, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Ar Ramadi back in '06), and Service (by Marcus Luttrell) were also very good reads. I liked "Lone Survivor", but thought "American Sniper" was a good story, rather badly told. Regardless of my (unworthy) literary critiques, I have nothing but admiration for their accomplishments! L |
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Read both Lone Survivor and No Easy Day. Both great books. Looking for another that's comparable. Read a little of American Sniper and its okay so far. U
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I just read American Sniper, and No Easy Day. Currently reading Task Force Black about the British SAS in Iraq. I have Fearless on deck.
All good reads. |
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Is Lone Survivor Nonfiction? What's it about? Operation Red Wings and the heroes associated with it. Please read the book. I wish I had read it sooner and bought my 15 year old a copy to read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings |
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If you like Lone Survivor check out Fearless, the book about Adam Brown and his life in the Seals. Red circle was good too. Matter of fact I have bought about 40-50 new releases in the last 6 months if your looking for a book I may have it. Non-Fiction of course. Specializing in The seals, green berets, snipers, delta force, and battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. I love these threads - i'll second "Fearless", great book. Other than the ones already mentioned here (Fearless, American Sniper, Lone Survivor, etc) - any others that you recommend? |
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If you like Lone Survivor check out Fearless, the book about Adam Brown and his life in the Seals. Red circle was good too. Matter of fact I have bought about 40-50 new releases in the last 6 months if your looking for a book I may have it. Non-Fiction of course. Specializing in The seals, green berets, snipers, delta force, and battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. I love these threads - i'll second "Fearless", great book. Other than the ones already mentioned here (Fearless, American Sniper, Lone Survivor, etc) - any others that you recommend? Marcus Luttrell's Service was great. Seal of Honor The only thing worth Dying For Lions of Kandahar Into the Fire? Heard great things so far about the book haven't had a chance to read it yet though. Heart of a Lion the Life of Micheal Murphy was good Roberts Ridge In no particular order of course. But definitely some great books. |
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I've always had a lot of respect for SEAL's. I dealt with them multiple times when I was in the Marine Corps and never got over the fact that they got to play with a lot cooler toys than I did. I just finished No Easy Day myself. Prior to that I read Lone Survivor and American Sniper. Well... listened to the audio books anyway. This is my take on them...
#1: Lone Survivor should be mandatory reading material for every high school student in America. Period. It is extremely motivating and captivating. It is an amazing recount of real life heroes. #2: No Easy Day is a really good book. Some people commented that the story isn't told well. I don't think it is bad at all. I have a really good memory and remember how badly the media screwed up the details in the days after the operation so it was great to hear the true story without all the media sensationalism. I think there is a strong argument for making this mandatory reading for high school students as well. #3: American Sniper isn't a bad book, per say, but it comes across as someone not accustomed to dealing with SF would expect from a SEAL... very egotistical. Don't get me wrong, the author definitely earned his BAD A$$ title. I just wanted to indicate the contrast between books 1 and 2 above (much more humble) and this one (not so humble). There is also the controversy about the whole Jessie Ventura incident over shadowing this book. However, what I found very interesting about this book is the details on how the snipers operated in Iraq. Optional reading for high school. |
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I've always had a lot of respect for SEAL's. I dealt with them multiple times when I was in the Marine Corps and never got over the fact that they got to play with a lot cooler toys than I did. I just finished No Easy Day myself. Prior to that I read Lone Survivor and American Sniper. Well... listened to the audio books anyway. This is my take on them... #1: Lone Survivor should be mandatory reading material for every high school student in America. Period. It is extremely motivating and captivating. It is an amazing recount of real life heroes. #2: No Easy Day is a really good book. Some people commented that the story isn't told well. I don't think it is bad at all. I have a really good memory and remember how badly the media screwed up the details in the days after the operation so it was great to hear the true story without all the media sensationalism. I think there is a strong argument for making this mandatory reading for high school students as well. #3: American Sniper isn't a bad book, per say, but it comes across as someone not accustomed to dealing with SF would expect from a SEAL... very egotistical. Don't get me wrong, the author definitely earned his BAD A$$ title. I just wanted to indicate the contrast between books 1 and 2 above (much more humble) and this one (not so humble). There is also the controversy about the whole Jessie Ventura incident over shadowing this book. However, what I found very interesting about this book is the details on how the snipers operated in Iraq. Optional reading for high school. 7 years on the board, and 11 post is all you can manage to squeeze out? |
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I have not read a book since the 7th grade, and I'm 23 years old now. I picked this book up about 3 weeks ago and finished it in about 5 days.
It takes a lot to get me interested in reading, and this book did just that. |
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I have not read a book since the 7th grade, and I'm 23 years old now. I picked this book up about 3 weeks ago and finished it in about 5 days. It takes a lot to get me interested in reading, and this book did just that. I read it in a day... My wife was dumbfounded. |
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Good book. Highly recommended. Loved the part about calling UBL's adult son by name. Hilarious.
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Each Memorial Day my lady friend and I place flags on the grave of a Medal of Honor winner near her home in Royal, Ar.
This year as we placed flags on a grave in a truly out of the way cemetery I looked to my left and saw a very handsome grave stone with flags galore. We strolled over and it was Adam Brown's grave. We did not know who Adam Brown was. Two days later Renee had a dental appointment and her dentist asked her if she had read "Fearless". Well, neither of us had and we would usually know about something like Adam Brown and his death but we were out of the country at the time. The bridge that he jumped from the moving vehicle on was not 200 yards from the condo Renee used to live in. Renee's sons went to the same high school that Adam went to. Sometimes the world is small. I do agree with Adam that Arkansas is a truly great state. |
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7 years on the board, and 11 post is all you can manage to squeeze out? That whole ADHD thing... I got distracted. |
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Each Memorial Day my lady friend and I place flags on the grave of a Medal of Honor winner near her home in Royal, Ar. This year as we placed flags on a grave in a truly out of the way cemetery I looked to my left and saw a very handsome grave stone with flags galore. We strolled over and it was Adam Brown's grave. We did not know who Adam Brown was. Two days later Renee had a dental appointment and her dentist asked her if she had read "Fearless". Well, neither of us had and we would usually know about something like Adam Brown and his death but we were out of the country at the time. The bridge that he jumped from the moving vehicle on was not 200 yards from the condo Renee used to live in. Renee's sons went to the same high school that Adam went to. Sometimes the world is small. I do agree with Adam that Arkansas is a truly great state. Truly Remarkable what ADAM went through to get to where he was in the Seals including Seal Team Six. After reading his Book it was nothing short of inspirational. |
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As we are talking books and people I would like to recommend "Reflections of a Warrior" by Medal of Honor recipient Franklin D. Miller.
Six tours in Viet Nam in SOG. This book will put you in the jungle and you will feel the stress of being hunted and learn of men that could not come home because they missed it. This book will be difficult to find and more than likely you will need to go to half.com or alibris. |
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As we are talking books and people I would like to recommend "Reflections of a Warrior" by Medal of Honor recipient Franklin D. Miller. Six tours in Viet Nam in SOG. This book will put you in the jungle and you will feel the stress of being hunted and learn of men that could not come home because they missed it. This book will be difficult to find and more than likely you will need to go to half.com or alibris. I'll definitely check it out. Appreciate the heads up. |
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I had just finished "The Red Circle", so I grabbed "No Easy Day" when it was released. I hold "Lone Survivor" as the benchmark against which I compare the rest (I just hope that the movie version of Lutrell's story does it justice). Where "Red Circle" did not grab me, "No Easy Day" flowed well and is a good read. I've read all three and feel the same way. |
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Two points... I was surprised by the multiple references to the guys using Ambien. On an unrelated radio interview with Chris Kyle, he also mentioned using Ambien while downrange, so I guess that it is readily available?
Second, with the references in the book to all the photos that were taken of (and with) the Pacer's body, I am very surprised that none have leaked. Additionally, after they passed the body to the Rangers (who took it to the naval vessel for burial at sea), who knows how many other pictures were taken. The fact that none have surfaced is impressive. |
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Two points... I was surprised by the multiple references to the guys using Ambien. On an unrelated radio interview with Chris Kyle, he also mentioned using Ambien while downrange, so I guess that it is readily available? Second, with the references in the book to all the photos that were taken of (and with) the Pacer's body, I am very surprised that none have leaked. Additionally, after they passed the body to the Rangers (who took it to the naval vessel for burial at sea), who knows how many other pictures were taken. The fact that none have surfaced is impressive. I can only speculate, but my guess it folks with access to the body, and any pictures taken, have been given the fear of God speech on them getting out... they are no-shot classified, no grey area, and would have ramification on the world stage that would people at risk... prosecution was probably promised for any leaks of them, and not with a wink and nod... |
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I have not read a book since the 7th grade, and I'm 23 years old now. I picked this book up about 3 weeks ago and finished it in about 5 days. It takes a lot to get me interested in reading, and this book did just that. I'm the same way (but 7 years older ) and the only other books I have read with such dedication was: American Sniper, Lone Survivor and am about halfway through Into the Fire (I will have it finished by Monday) |
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Each Memorial Day my lady friend and I place flags on the grave of a Medal of Honor winner near her home in Royal, Ar. This year as we placed flags on a grave in a truly out of the way cemetery I looked to my left and saw a very handsome grave stone with flags galore. We strolled over and it was Adam Brown's grave. We did not know who Adam Brown was. Two days later Renee had a dental appointment and her dentist asked her if she had read "Fearless". Well, neither of us had and we would usually know about something like Adam Brown and his death but we were out of the country at the time. The bridge that he jumped from the moving vehicle on was not 200 yards from the condo Renee used to live in. Renee's sons went to the same high school that Adam went to. Sometimes the world is small. I do agree with Adam that Arkansas is a truly great state. Don't mean to come off as an ass, but no Medal of Honor recipient has ever "won" the commendation, they must be earned. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine... I recommend everyone read "That Others May Live". It's a great book about the guys that the SEALs, Green Berets, etc. call when they're in trouble. |
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I have not read a book since the 7th grade, and I'm 23 years old now. I picked this book up about 3 weeks ago and finished it in about 5 days. It takes a lot to get me interested in reading, and this book did just that. I read it in a day... My wife was dumbfounded. This... My wife was like, "WTF are you doing??" |
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I can only speculate, but my guess it folks with access to the body, and any pictures taken, have been given the fear of God speech on them getting out... they are no-shot classified, no grey area, and would have ramification on the world stage that would people at risk... prosecution was probably promised for any leaks of them, and not with a wink and nod... There is never any grey area when it comes to classified material. All these leaks of classified information from "anonymous sources" is a load of crap. Each and every incident should be treated as treason. |
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I can only speculate, but my guess it folks with access to the body, and any pictures taken, have been given the fear of God speech on them getting out... they are no-shot classified, no grey area, and would have ramification on the world stage that would people at risk... prosecution was probably promised for any leaks of them, and not with a wink and nod... There is never any grey area when it comes to classified material. All these leaks of classified information from "anonymous sources" is a load of crap. Each and every incident should be treated as treason. Yes they should, but then there is the reality of it... DoD says there is classified info in No Easy Day, but they did not seek an injunction to prevent it's release, whereas Operation Dark Heart was pulled from the shelves, and they bought up all the copies they could... there is always prosecutorial discretion, even when there shouldn't be. |
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Thanks for expanding my TO READ list. Currently reading SEAL of Honor as Lt. Murphy is a local hero - fitting that today was the commissioning for the USS Michael Murphy.
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I'm in the process of reading Into the Fire and must say that it sure seemed like alot of guys were sitting on their hands not really wanting to take action. Kinda like when people see an accident and then just sit and stare at the wreckage instead of helping out someway. Of course I've never been in the military and am sure that there are alot of hoops to jump thru to get the ball rolling.
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If you like Lone Survivor check out Fearless, the book about Adam Brown and his life in the Seals. Red circle was good too. Matter of fact I have bought about 40-50 new releases in the last 6 months if your looking for a book I may have it. Non-Fiction of course. Specializing in The seals, green berets, snipers, delta force, and battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. I love these threads - i'll second "Fearless", great book. Other than the ones already mentioned here (Fearless, American Sniper, Lone Survivor, etc) - any others that you recommend? Marcus Luttrell's Service was great. Seal of Honor The only thing worth Dying For Lions of Kandahar Into the Fire? Heard great things so far about the book haven't had a chance to read it yet though. Heart of a Lion the Life of Micheal Murphy was good Roberts Ridge In no particular order of course. But definitely some great books. LOK is a great book, plus one one the guys in it was my former 1SG. He is a great guy and his stories of the operation are WAY better than reading about, there is something about hearing it from the mouth that was actually there. |
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I'm currently in the middle of Red Circle. Great book, but he made a glaring misconception about subguns. He stated that the MP5 was a subgun because it fired the 9mm which fired at subsonic speeds. While I'm sure they used subsonic rounds, that's not why it's called a subgun. I figured a sniper (and eventually a sniper instructor), and SEAL would know his weapon systems better than that.
Just my small observation and in no way changes the quality of the book or the story. |
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