Whatcha reading redux.

[Langenator]

Being in grad school, I read a bunch, not necessarily stuff I'd think about otherwise.

This week's selections:
"The Concept of Jacksonian Democracy" (US History to 1877)
"Dominance without Hegemony" (Historiography)
"The War Managers" (US Military History since 1900)

Plus, for paper research "The American Way of War," "War Plan Orange," "The Road to Rainbow," and "US War Plans, 1919-1935"

"Dead Six" and "Uprising" are waiting for the end of the semester.

[SeekHer]

I started on two of three books I received and all either deal directly about or is mentioned numerous times within--Geo. A. Custer:

The Dahlgreen Affair:Terror and Conspiracy in the Civil War by Duane Schultz
Secret raid to free Federal POW's in Richmond...very interesting read and the author weaves the narrative like a murder mystery...
I also have some of his other works, which I've enjoyed, equally as well...
Glory Enough for All: The Battle of the Crater, A Novel of the Civil War.

Quantrill's War: The Life and Times of William Clark Quantrill, 1837-1865

Month of the Freezing Moon: The Sand Creek Massacre, November 1864

The Mystery of E Troop: Custer's Grey Horse Company at the Little Big Horn by Gregory Michno
Extremely well researched and written with information from both sides of the battle
and haven't started, yet,
With Custer on the Little Bighorn: The First and Only Eyewitness Account Ever Written by William O. Taylor forward by Greg Martin
It has some very good reviews published on the back and inside covers and a quick skim shows it's done with lots of sidebars--should be interesting after I finish Michno's book.

[Mud_Dog]

I recently finished Dead Six, fun read! First of Correia's work that I have read. I then moved on to a book my parents bought me several Christmases ago, "The King and the Cowboy" By David Fromkin. It was a story of Edward VII, Wilhelm II, and Theodore Roosevelt. I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, kind of a let down.

I think I'll get a library membership and borrow George Orwell's Animal Farm or 1984 for the next read.

[308Mike]

I'm currently reading the book of a TRUE STORY that'll curl your toes when you consider all the ramifications. It's a story about a Soviet Golf II nuclear submarine trying to mimic the capabilities of a Chinese Golf I submarine and launch a 1 MEGATON nuke on Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 7, 1968. The Russians in the KGB wanted to get the USA to attack the Chinese (who'd recently acquired nuclear technology as well as a Soviet Golf I ballistic missile submarine). The ONLY reason the scheme failed is due to the fail-safe mechanism provided by US several years before to help prevent just such an unauthorized attack. When the launch codes were sent to the missile without the corresponding unlock codes provided by the Kremlin, the warhead initiated a self-destruct sequence which ultimately sunk the submarine. Otherwise, Honolulu would have been COMPLETELY wiped off the map along with much of our Pacific fleet and they (the Russians) were hoping we'd blame the Chinese.

This was the sub (K-129) picked up by the Glomar Explorer, and the incident which foreshadowed Nixon's getting the Russians to sign the SALT I and ABM agreement, as well as his making the historic visit and thawing of Chinese relations (negotiated by Kissinger - a little blackmail goes a LONG ways).

The book is called: Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.:



If you want a peek into what some of the motivators behind the scenes during the late 60's and the 70's were, you need to look no further than what this one incident did between all three nuclear superpowers. I STRONGLY recommend reading this book 'cause (if you're old enough), you'll NEVER look at the Cuban Missile Crisis the same way again since compared to the K-129 incident, that was small fries!!

If this incident had been made public in 1968, it would have created an unbelievable panic among an already jittery public.

A true story and a FRIGHTENING book, considering the possible outcomes and ramifications had things turned out differently.

[Netpackrat]

Currently reading "Rogue" by Michael Z. Williamson.

[oilcrash]

The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern - Victor Davis Hanson

King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard

[Netpackrat]

Now onto "Survivors" by Rawles.

[Darrell]

Trying to (re)read volume III of Foote's Civil War: A Narrative, and Monster Hunter Vendetta at the same time. I'm so confused!

[randy]

Re-reading Drake's RCN series from the start. Have never read them one after the other.

The first 3 are available in Baen's Free Library


With the Lightnings
Lt. Leary Commanding
The Far Side of the Stars

[cageym]

Re-reading Drake's RCN series from the start. Have never read them one after the other.

The first 3 are available in Baen's Free Library


With the Lightnings
Lt. Leary Commanding
The Far Side of the Stars

I just picked up "In the Stormy Red Sky", the newest one.