Just finished Roberto Gonzalez' "American Counterinsurgency"
Don't bother. What a dud.
The constant comparison between HTS and Phoenix got old after forty or fifty repetative pages, and it hit Godwin on page 100.
But if you want my copy and don't mind the marginalia, drop me a PM, and I'll pay the postage to get it out of my house. For a more detailed review click here.
I'm digging back into "Stupid Wars" for catharsis.
North West Frontier guide
'Lessons in Imperial Rule: Instructions for British Infantrymen on the Indian Frontier' by General Sir Andrew Skeen (Re-published in 2008 by Frontline Books, part of Pen and Sword Books; originally published in 1932 and the fouth edition in 1939).
The new introduction by Dr Robert Johnson, Oxford University sets the context and the contemporary relevance.
davidbfpo
Did the Amazon 'three for one discounted price ' trifecta
Ricks' book, not a bad read, but as Niel has previously pointed out, not a whole lot new. I think Linda R's book will stand the test of time a little better.
I am just over half way through Mullaney's book... excellent book , strikes me as a really impressive young man. Little wonder that Nagl and Yingling were willing to mentor him.
Killer's book... nice cover (very well done with the publisher too) exhaustive and comprehensive in scope, but I am finding quite a few areas where I agree with Bacevich . And, I am over / a little tired of the faux Hemingway style ".. I smoked a cigar..." , " A few moleskines later...' etc etc
My best COIN book in the last year remains Marston and Malkasian's edited work.
Cheers
Mark
Sharpe's Rifles Extravaganza
Quote:
Originally Posted by
slapout9
Tom, are you going to do any reviews of the books you have read? You know since you have gone to all that trouble to read them:)
Buddy,
Given that some of the most important figures in those books are in my immediate world, I will have to pass for now, other than saying each author has a somewhat unique perspective and agenda. I did find that reading the books offered a failrly concentrated swig from the proverbial firehouse regarding players across the board. I found insights and connections on the Iraqi side to be very helpful to me in my day to day existence.
That said, I am now eagerly waiting for the first 16 of the Richard Sharpe Advneture series of historical novels by Bernard Cromwell on the Peninsular Wars, which will allow me to remote my entertainment from my current reality. I love the Sharpes Rifles series with Sean Bean and look forward to a sustained good read.
Best
Tom