Severe Clear (A Movie Review)
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Book Reports, Military Perspective | 4 Comments »Not long ago, I was sent a documentary about Marines from 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. The documentary was shot and narrated by 1st Lieutenant Michael Scotti. Inspired to enlist after the death of a high school classmate, ...
Explorer: Camp Leatherneck (A Review)
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in Book Reports | 2 Comments »In January 2009 it was a patch of lawless Afghan desert, riddled with Taliban fighters. Today, Camp Leatherneck is home to more than 60,000 Marines. Now, as President Obama prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, go inside ...
Killer Subs In Pearl Harbor (A Review)
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | 1 Comment »With the anniversary of the worst attack on American soil past, NOVA has a "killer" documentary coming on PBS next month. The episode, Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor, documents the search for and location of the elusive fifth Japanese ...
Highest Duty-A Review
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | No Comments »I have CJ's permission to post my review here because Captain Chesley Sullenberger has military piloting experience and it coincides with the military content of this website. ~~Thanks, CJ, for your indulgence. I was recently offered the opportunity to read ...
Inside the Fortress: A Soldier's Life In The Green Zone (A Book Review)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | No Comments »When I was first given Public Affairs NCO Steve Valley's forthcoming book, Inside the Fortress: A Soldier's Life In the Green Zone, my immediate thought was "what could possibly be interesting about the experiences of public affairs in the Green ...
Horse Soldiers (A Book Review)
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | 4 Comments »Question: How does law enforcement to get CJ to abide by the speed limit? Answer: Send him Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode To Victory In Afghanistan by Doug Stanton ...
The Islamist (A Book Review)
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | No Comments »Whether folks want to call it the War on Terrorism or Overseas Contingency Operations, the fact is that we are war with an ideology that wants to kill us. For decades, Islamic extremists have plotted and carried out attacks ...
Inside Guantanamo (A Movie Review)
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | 2 Comments »This Sunday, April 5, 2009, the National Geographic Channel is airing a brand new documentary titled "Explorer: Inside Guantanamo" which offer an in-depth - very in-depth - portrait of life behind the razor wire confines of the prison. Today, ...
BETRAYAL: Clinton, Castro & the Cuban Five (A Book Review)
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | 2 Comments »In their new, compelling book, Betrayal, timed with the 13th anniversary of events, co-authors Matt Lawrence and Thomas Van Hare reveal the truth behind what happened on February 24, 1996, when Cuban MiG jet fighters shot down two Brothers to ...
Oxford Take Off In and First Words (A Book Report)
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Book Reports | No Comments »About a month ago, I received two very educational and timely products from Oxford - "Take Off In Spanish" and "First Spanish Words". Having recently scored horribly in my last Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) in my target language, ...
A BETTER COUNTRY: Why America Was Right To Confront Iraq (A Book Review)
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Book Reports | 4 Comments »I think I’ve been pretty open and honest about my support for our decision to go to war with Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein and his Ba’ath Party from power. This thinking comes from my personal experiences of combat ...
American Rifle (A Book Review)
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Book Reports | No Comments »The earliest documented case of a military using a longarm, or rifle, dates back to Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquests, according to a new book out by Alexander Rose. Back then, Columbus brought with him only one "hand ...
Full Battle Rattle (A Movie Review)
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Book Reports | 1 Comment »Folks who have followed this blog for the past nearly 4 years know that after returning from Iraq, I was sent to Fort Irwin, California to take a major role in a new IED Task Force. I had good ...
[UPDATE] If You Want to Move, Push (A Book Review)
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Book Reports | 2 Comments »[UPDATE] Jerry White, the author of "I Will Not Be Broken" will be appearing on ABC's Good Morning America this Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 8:45am. He will be talking about the book as well as the Survivor ...
