HerkFE Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Saddam's Secrets. Iraqi Air Vice Marshall Georges Sada. This guy was a Christian from northern Iraq and never joined the Baath part. Probably why he wasn't killed by Saddam like so many of his AF compatriots. Not sure if a lack of understanding of something lost in translation caused some interesting comments on U.S. hardware. Like calling the Stealth the "B-117" (this is actually accurate and erroneous at the same time) and cruise missiles launched from carriers. He also claimed that 50+ cargo flights carried WMD materials, documentation, and equipment to Syria prior to the start of the Iraqi Freedom. Just finished this one as well. I noticed the same "technical" errors and thought the same thing. However, still a very good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledy Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Anyone know of any books that document or talk about the ADC fighters during the Vietnam era? I've read a bunch of F-105/F-4/F-100 and I've never read much about all the ADC stuff that was going on at the same time. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I just published my first book. It's not an autobiography. Just a bit of military aviation-related fiction because, well, I'm no "Viper Pilot" and I haven't done anything cool enough to talk about myself for 300 pages. Back cover: After a combat incident in Iraq, Cal “Spectre” Martin was grounded and told he would never fly an F-16 again. Years later, he started a new civilian life with his F-16 pilot fiancée while being haunted by the nightmares of his last deployment. But when she goes missing on a routine training mission off the South Florida coast, Spectre unwillingly finds himself thrust back onto the frontlines of the war on terror - this time, not in the skies over Iraq, but on the streets of Miami. While searching for answers, Spectre uncovers a deadly international conspiracy that shakes his beliefs to the core and threatens national security. The stakes have never been higher as Spectre rises to overcome his inner demons, challenge his friendships, and take to the skies once again in a daring final mission. Here's the Amazon link http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Rising-ebook/dp/B00ESF04HW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379771096&sr=8-1&keywords=Spectre+Rising Amazon doesn't allow promo codes, but Smashwords does. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/351948 I've uploaded it there. If you use the promo code GQ25A you can get 50% off the Ebook. If you do read it, please help a starving reservist out and write a good review on Amazon. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmacwc Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 But is his wife hot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 But is his wife hot? The nudes are on page 69. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18581127-spectre-rising GIving away three copies of my book. Ends Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp5g Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 So I'm sitting here re-watching The Pacific on HBO and wanted to know if anyone had read the two memoirs that it was primarily based on, and if they are worth the read. With the Old Breed:At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breckey Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 With the Old Breed is outstanding. It was required reading for a college history class and I kept it for my personal library afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 So I'm sitting here re-watching The Pacific on HBO and wanted to know if anyone had read the two memoirs that it was primarily based on, and if they are worth the read. With the Old Breed:At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge Haven't got to them yet, but I did read Islands of The Damned by R.V. Burgin, who served with Sledge. Excellent book as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 In honor of Veteran's Day, Chester Wong has gotten Amazon to offer his outstanding series Yellow Green Beret free for the Kindle for the two days... Yellow Green Beret: Volume 1 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 2 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 3 Highly recommended! Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armoredmoonman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Thanks for the heads up! Great series... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsplayr Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 In honor of Veteran's Day, Chester Wong has gotten Amazon to offer his outstanding series Yellow Green Beret free for the Kindle for the two days... Count it! Loved Vol 1, read it a few months back. You can borrow all three for free if you have Amazon Prime (which I do), but glad to own all 3 for the low low price of $0. Cheers to the author, he's certainly deserving of payment for his funny and memorable writing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 So I'm sitting here re-watching The Pacific on HBO and wanted to know if anyone had read the two memoirs that it was primarily based on, and if they are worth the read. With regard to WWII, A History of the Second World War by B.H. Liddell Hart should be a staple in every officer's library. It's European-centric, but it has a lot of good information about the Pacific as well. You can get it used on Amazon for $0.70; I guarantee it'll be the best seven tenths of a dollar you'll ever spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spur38 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 "Embers of War" The falling of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall... Very well written and a great history lesson for the future.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimuth Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 In honor of Veteran's Day, Chester Wong has gotten Amazon to offer his outstanding series Yellow Green Beret free for the Kindle for the two days... Yellow Green Beret: Volume 1 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 2 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 3 Highly recommended! Cheers! M2 I confirmed his SERE story with a SF guy I was carrying Space A. "Oh yeah, the pizza guy, we all know him!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 I confirmed his SERE story with a SF guy I was carrying Space A. "Oh yeah, the pizza guy, we all know him!" Having read all three (and planning to re-read all of them again), I have no doubts whatsoever about his telling the truth. His are some of the best insights into the SF world that I have ever read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You guys need to calm down with all these books. I'm only on page 10 and buying all these books is getting expensive. Stop reading for a year or two please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 "The 11 Days of Christmas" B-52s, Linebacker 2, SAC Nuff said Just wanted to bump this recommendation up because I finally read it, after buying it on amazon about two years ago. Very good book - B-52s, Linebacker II, and SAC. Enough said again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJDRVR Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rupert Red Two. Colonel Jack Broughton got around to writing his autobiography. The same guy who wrote Thud Ridge and Going Downtown. Courts martialled by chickenshit 7th AF commander for Protecting his troops after they strafed a Russian freighter in Haiphong harbor. Badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Just finished "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed" by Ben Rich and Leo Janos. Absolutely incredible book that gives an extremely in-depth look at the years of blood, sweat, & tears it took to get our most secretive aircraft off the ground. Rich talks a lot about the extraordinary technological breakthroughs they made during the Cold War and how he couldn't go home and tell his wife about them. He also gives great insight into the AF Acquisition process, specifically some of the problems associated with limited budgets, extensive oversight, Pentagon bureaucracy, and maintaining a cloak and dagger over such massive top secret projects like the SR-71 and the F-117. Highly recommend. http://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milchstrasse Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Just finished "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed" by Ben Rich and Leo Janos. Absolutely incredible book that gives an extremely in-depth look at the years of blood, sweat, & tears it took to get our most secretive aircraft off the ground. Rich talks a lot about the extraordinary technological breakthroughs they made during the Cold War and how he couldn't go home and tell his wife about them. He also gives great insight into the AF Acquisition process, specifically some of the problems associated with limited budgets, extensive oversight, Pentagon bureaucracy, and maintaining a cloak and dagger over such massive top secret projects like the SR-71 and the F-117. Highly recommend. http://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003 This one looks good, I'm going to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 also gives great insight into the AF Acquisition process, specifically some of the problems associated with limited budgets, extensive oversight, Pentagon bureaucracy, and maintaining a cloak and dagger over such massive top secret projects like the SR-71 and the F-117. One of the cardinal rules: don't work with the Navy. Not that it's been a problem lately or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Just finished "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed" by Ben Rich and Leo Janos. Read it a couple years ago, excellent book. The stories of the interlocking, interwoven layers of bureaucracy and security laid on the Skunk Works, by the AF, during the Have Blue/F-117 development made me wonder how the hell we actually ended up with hardware on the flightline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Read it a couple years ago, excellent book. The stories of the interlocking, interwoven layers of bureaucracy and security laid on the Skunk Works, by the AF, during the Have Blue/F-117 development made me wonder how the hell we actually ended up with hardware on the flightline. I thought the same thing when I read that part. He said those years of developing the nighthawk were some of the worst of his life, but in the end they pulled it off largely because of how extraordinary the stealth turned out to be in defeating radar. In the last 2 chapters he also talks about how much of a mess the B-2 program was because of bureaucracy (it was supposed to cost 400 mil per jet, not 2.2 bil). I bet if he saw the JSF program today he'd probably have a brain aneurysm. I'm re-reading Red Eagles right now and I'm not surprised that Steve mentions some of the same issues in dealing with AF brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Here's a good excerpt from Robert Gates' new book, Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, that the White House has been whining about all day... The Quiet Fury of Robert Gates Based on this preview and the bullshit Obama's talking dog has been shoveling all day on CNN in response to the book's release, it appears it might be an interesting read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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