For all of you out there in TV land that read, I have almost completed one of the most unforgettable books. It is called Lone Survivor, and is written by Marcus Luttrell. Marcus is the lone survivor of a seal team that was lost in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wing.
Man those guys are tough. Reading about the fire fight that cost 3 of the 4 SEALS their life was amazing and truly sad. I was on a plane and was almost brought to tears as I read.
So if you enjoy reading I highly suggest this book, I do not think it glorifies war or anything like that, but it serves as a damn fine homage to those lost on this mission. Give it a try and I'll bet you will not be disapointed.
I took a break from reading the classics that I glossed over in my youth and read through the latest novel by Steven Hunter, I, Sniper.
It's a continuation of the "Swagger" character that you'll recall if you've read any of his previous novels. A good read, especially for those of us who can appreciate the attention to the firearms related details notoriously missing in most works of fiction. There was a review of it in one of the recent "American Rifleman" from the NRA. That's what lead me towards it.
Hunter must be getting a bunch of bucks from "product placement"; he is specific on most of the equipment manufacturers and munitions suppliers.
Governments, and how they almost purposefully screw things up against their own best interests, time after time: Tuchman, Barbara; The March of Folly
This is a very well written book (as are all of hers), and it will hold your interest all the way through. It will also have you shaking your head in bewilderment, at the built-in stupidity of one governmental entity after another, all the way through history.
Vince Flynn's books. All are fast reads. Read my first one about 2 months ago on vacation and cannot put them down. I love the character Mitch Rapp, CT black ops. Not to mention since I lean right politically, I enjoy Flynn's sutle digs on the left. How appropriate today.:smt1099
Stressfire Vol I - Massad Ayoob
On Combat - Col. Grossman
Tactical Pistol Marksmanship - Gabe Suarez (While some of Suarez Intl's content is a little over the top, the training is still quote good)
Far Beyond Defensive Tactics - ------- Christiansen
The Concealed Handgun Manual - Chris Bird
this is an often overlooked training tool to prepare the average gun owner for those times when they run into a movie scenario where their gun is disassmbled by a ninja or they are on a crowded bus and there is a knife attack or they are called upon to stop a bank robbery by international terrorists.
the average citizen is woefully unprepared for the moment when they will need to make a good comeback to a perp . is it more appropriate to say "yippe ki yay mother focker"? or "go ahead punk,make my day!" or even "dont shoot mongo, you will just make him mad"?
preparedness is the key to surviving a movie scene with flare and panache.
Anything by Suarez is going to be good (over the top? JD...) I particularly like "The Tactical Advantage" and "The Tactical Pistol".
"Stressfire" is pretty archaic, and even Mas admits that. But it does get you into the modern Isosolese, and that's a critical development.
Along those lines Andy Stafford's "Surgical Speed Shooting" is good.
For mindset? Read Gabe Suarez' "The Combative Persepctive". Short, big print, lotsa pictures, good thinkin'.
"Sniper One"-by Sgt Dan Mills-Good book about a British Sniper unit going to Iraq to a little place called Al Amarah.Lets just say they get into more than they bargained for.Good fast reading if you like combat.
I definitley agree with steve1911a1 on book choices and have them.For a good historical based fiction,I enjoy the Wilderness series by David Thompson.I think the count is up near or at 70 books.It is a story about a mountain man in the rockies who marries a shoshonie woman,has 2 children and his mentor is an old der man called Shakespeare because of his ability to qoute the aurthor and his flathead wife.He is adopted into the tribe and was given the name Grizzly Killer because of all the grizzly bears he encountered and killed.
Some of these are repeats, but here's my "must read" list:
That Used to Be Us, Thomas Friedman
The Law Of Self Defense, by Andrew F. Branca
American rifle , a biography by Alexander Rose
Blink, Malcom Gladwell
Outliers, Malcom Gladwell
The Tipping Point, Malcom Gladwell
Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinksy
More guns, less Crime by John Lott, 3rd ed,
On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
In The Gravest Extreme by Massad Ayoob
One final note...The Blue Book of Guns has an online cloud-based subscription that updates often with latest pricing info (I think quarterly). Def worth the investment if you buy/sell a lot
For all of you out there in TV land that read, I have almost completed one of the most unforgettable books. It is called Lone Survivor, and is written by Marcus Luttrell. Marcus is the lone survivor of a seal team that was lost in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wing.
Man those guys are tough. Reading about the fire fight that cost 3 of the 4 SEALS their life was amazing and truly sad. I was on a plane and was almost brought to tears as I read.
So if you enjoy reading I highly suggest this book, I do not think it glorifies war or anything like that, but it serves as a damn fine homage to those lost on this mission. Give it a try and I'll bet you will not be disapointed.
I just finished "More Guns Less Crime - Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws" by John Lott.
Its kind of heavy on statistics and the data is a few years old, but he gives a good bit of evidence that shows that crime rates fall in areas with more CCW permits issued.
The Gun by C.J. Chivers The history of the "assault rifle". The development, use, and distribution of the AK 47. Not a dry technical discussion at all. This book is a real page turner. Good insight into how the original M-16 failed due to just about everyone involved. Real world use of the AK series and M-16. Even if your not into these type of weapons it's fascinating.
Didnt know exactly where to post this so I put it here. If it would be more apropriate elsewhere, please relocate it.
Hatcher's Notebook is now free for download. It is 636 pages and a 78.1mb download in pdf form. It may be downloaded from here if you would be interested in it: https://the-eye.eu/public/Strategic%...s_notebook.pdf
Click on the link and when the new window opens you will be presented the download/save option. Download/save it to the location of your preference.
I'm cautious about downloading files. What is Hatcher's Notebook about?
Not something I'm familiar with.
Thanks.
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