June 7, 200619 yr I'll report soon as to whether or not Hydro is off his rocker. Pollack and Friedman's From Beirut..., along with Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins, are on the way. The next round from Amazon might include Longitudes and Attitudes, but for now I thought that sounded too much like a Buffet tune. Percy has nothing to do with anything military or aviation, but I like his words, both fiction and non-fiction. One smart dead mofo, yo. EDIT: style and flair [ 07. June 2006, 14:31: Message edited by: sleepy ]
June 7, 200619 yr Shack on "Flyboys" and "Once an Eagle". "One Bullet Away" by Nathaniel Fick is a good one about a Marine LT on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. It made me appreciate what the grunts go through on any given day (having not been there myself).
October 3, 200619 yr My dad is a big fan on the C-130 and I would like to buy him a book about the Herk (history, missions, stories etc) for his birthday. Any good suggestions? Thanks for the help.
October 3, 200619 yr There are certainly newer books but "Mighty Hercules-The First Four Decades" by Lindsey Peacock has a lot of good pictures and good coverage of the Herk in the US and with other Air Forces.
October 3, 200619 yr I read Trash-Hauler's Ball in about two days. I just couldn't put it down. It is a fictional story, but I heard it is fairly accurate. https://www.amazon.com/Trash-Haulers-Ball-T...6583102?ie=UTF8
October 3, 200619 yr What good Herk movies are out there? Or trash hauler movies for that fact? Saw this film in a window in Luxembourg this summer, downloaded it, pretty good, not many Herks though. :( https://www.cinemotions.com/modules/Films/f...rs-du-Ciel.html
December 3, 200618 yr It's not really an aviation book but there are tons of military references and a couple of flying ones. I just finished "Transfer of Power" by Vince Flynn in about 2 days. The book was full of action and I couldn't put it down. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. Flynn also writes a few others with the same main character. They all deal with the same theme of islamic terrorists and some sort of crisis. Transfer of Power had a lot about Seals, Delta, FBI, and a couple AFSOC references too. These are next on my Vince Flynn list: Term Limits The Third Option Separation of Power Executive Power Memorial Day Consent to Kill Also, "Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of Warfare" is a great read.
December 3, 200618 yr The Wild Blue - Ambrose Fate is the Hunter - Gann and the FAR/AIM, I just can't get enough of that book.
December 3, 200618 yr I'm a big Boyd fan, so I second whitman on "The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War" Also: "First Light" by Geoffrey Wellum RAF Spit pilot in WW2 -- awsome read "Fighter Boys" by Patrick Bishop Good overall coverage about the effect that the RAF (and Eagle squadrons) had on the Battle of Britain
December 4, 200618 yr Any of Tom "Bear" Wilson's trilogy starting with "Termite Hill", "Tango Uniform" and "Lucky's Bridge". Same with any of Mark Berent's novels. Both sets are historical novels set during Vietnam. Wilson's deal with the Thud and start of the Wild Weasel mission and Berent's deal mostly with Phantoms and some F-100 action. Jonesy
December 4, 200618 yr Into the Mouth of the Cat; The Story of Lance Sijan, Hero of Vietnam by Malcolm McConnell
January 20, 200718 yr "The New Tigers" by Herbert Molloy Mason I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet considering it's about going through UPT (in the 60s and 70s). It's a very good read nevertheless. The New Tigers on Amazon [ 20. January 2007, 12:16: Message edited by: lagguer ]
January 21, 200718 yr Haven't seen it mentioned on here, but for a British WWII perspective, check out 'First Light' by Geoffrey Wellum -- goes through his experiences in pilot training at the very start of WWII, then the Battle of Britain and finally flying from Ta'Qali during the Siege of Malta... https://www.amazon.com/First-Light-Geoffrey...ie=UTF8&s=books
January 24, 200718 yr FNG post to break the cherry. This seemed an innocuous way to do so: Concur on "Once an Eagle." My all time favorite read. Recent reads: "Roberts Ridge," mentioned previously, very well done. "Vulcan 607," RAF long-range bombing of Stanley Airport during Falklands War in 1982.
January 25, 200718 yr If your looking for the Vietnam flying book with a twist try Flying Through Midnight by John Halliday. It is a well written book about flying C-123s over Laos out of Thailand. I randomly picked it up recently and finished in one sitting. ghost [edit for spelling] [ 25. January 2007, 07:34: Message edited by: ghost ]
January 25, 200718 yr Author Robert Young Pelton's License To Kill on private military contractors is interesting, especially in light of the recent shootdown of a Blackwater helicopter and the execution of four of the people onboard. Cheers! M2
February 2, 200718 yr "Now They Call Me Infidel" by Nonie Darwish. Very eye opening book about Islam and the Middle Eastern culture.
February 4, 200718 yr Do you guys order these books online? I wrote all of them down and went down to the local public library and they only had two of them.
March 2, 200718 yr Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War was written by William Smallwood, the same guy who wrote Strike Eagle and is also pretty good. "2" I've been reading it for less than 2 days and I'm almost finished. I never knew how much the RFOA-10G could do in combat! Incredible. Seems like the author did a good job interviewing real pilots and making it very realistic but can any of the hog drivers vouch for this book? Anyway, it's a great read!
May 17, 200718 yr War for the hell of it. Any one ever read this book? Its by Ed Cobleigh. He flew F4's in Vietnam. I'm about half way through it and can't put it down. Great reading. Tells a load of awesome stories about his experience and what it was like being a fighter pilot in Vietnam. Pretty informative. Anyone on their way to flying, or thats already flying, its worth the read. Edited May 17, 200718 yr by yerfer
May 17, 200718 yr Read This Keep in mind it was written in 1989. I stumbled across that paper about two weeks ago when I finished reading Coram's biography on Boyd. Man talk about Prescience! Now they've got a paper up about 5th generation warfare, but I haven't had time to read that one. I've got a list I put together a few months ago of all the recommended books on this thread. When I ever regain access to my computer, I'll post it so people can have it handy. I'll add Sun Tzu and Clausewitz to the list.
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