Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary
Roach
This book was recommended to me by Natalie, one of my
physical therapists at the Madison VA. It is both very interesting and very
funny. Mary Roach is a humorist, but one who goes to great length to research
the subjects she writes about and interviews many experts and people with first
hand knowledge, to get her facts straight. She also participated in many
experiments to get both a feel for the subject and bring her readers a deeper
understanding. Vets will especially like that throughout Roach displays her
deep respect and admiration for veterans and members of our military. The humor
is at her own expense, or about the situations, never directed to diminish the
troops or veterans. Trigger Warning: many of the topics covered will be
disconcerting to those with powder puff personalities or snowflake
sensitivities. But for those who want an understanding of the efforts to better
protect our troops, I highly recommend this book.
Outnumbered: Incredible Stories of History's Most Surprising
Battlefield Upsets by Cormac O'Brien
A gift from my brother Mark, I greatly enjoyed this overview
of some of histories most surprising battles. It is both well researched and
well written. The battles covered were a balance between those I had read a
great deal about (Agincourt, Rorke's Drift, Chancellorsville )
and those I had heard little or nothing of. Those who studied military history
at West point or Annapolis
may find little new here, but for the average history buff, this is a great
review of several important and interesting conflicts.
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