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Wall, The
by Long, Jeff
The High Life The world of mountain climbing enthusiasts is one most people don't give much thought to, as it requires a level of mental and physical endurance that few of us possess. Experienced climber and traveler Jeff Long does a masterful job of capturing not only what it is like to scale steep heights without much more than one's own strength and wits. |
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Seven Deadly Wonders
by Reilly, Matthew
Edge-Of-Your-Seat Adventure Are you a devotee of globe-spanning thrillers? Would a combination of James Bond and Indiana Jones be your idea of the perfect man? Then buckle your seatbelts; this is the book for you. |
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SilverFin
by Higson, Charlie
The (Re)Birth of Bond It takes guts to take on such a well-known and beloved hero, but Higson, a British comedy writer, succeeds by staying faithful to Fleming's vision of the character |
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The Talbot Odyssey
by DeMille, Nelson
An Excellent Cold War-era Spy Novel DeMille's book holds up, even though the political situation that spawned it disappeared years ago. |
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Once There Was a War
by Steinbeck, John
Mostly jaunty dispatches from WWII "Gradually it became a part of all of us that the truth about anything was automatically secret and that to trifle with it was to interfere with the War Effort." |
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Without Remorse
by Clancy, Tom
Unchanging Formula If you like the Clancy formula, you'll love this. If you don't, you'll be bored, confused, or pissed off. |
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1)
by Atkinson, Rick
The African Campaign Gets Some Respect Rick Atkinson knows what's important and interesting—what people need and want to know about the African campaign. He's combined needs and wants into an immensely readable book I recommend highly. |
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God's Children
by Coyle, Harold
Guns of Serbia If you're a combat veteran, give this one a shot, but if you're a civilian, skip it. |
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Verdun: Men of Good Will
by Romaine, Jules
Last Great Battle in the War to End All Wars It's a hefty volume, but though it takes some time and mental strength, Verdun is a book everyone should struggle through. It can happen again, and books like this remind us why it shouldn't. |
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The Iron Road
by Mawdsley, James
His Brothers' Keeper The Iron Road is so much more than the story of one man's struggle to find purpose and meaning in his life and much more than an account of his righteous indignation at the injustice in Burma. It is also a study of what to do once that purpose and righteous anger are found. |
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