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Review Date: 1/16/2021
Good book about the author's experience as a member of an EOD team in the Vietnam War. Would have preferred more details on the "calls" he went on dealing with ordnance and boob traps since I am a public safety bomb tech but he spent much of the book talking about the living conditions and people he met while in Vietnam.
Review Date: 10/15/2009
Although copyrighted in 1959 this book is still a very good story of survival and dealing with a breakdown of normal life conditions. Even though it is a fictional town, it is set in central Florida which made it interesting to me due to the fact I also live in central Florida. Highly recommend this book if you enjoy the survival fiction genre like Robinson Crusoe that deals with disaster recovery.
Beowulf's Children aka The Dragons of Heorot (Heorot, Bk 2)
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Review Date: 7/21/2010
this book is the same as the book titled The Dragons Of Heorot
Review Date: 4/13/2007
WWII action novel....Major leads Italian partisans in prison rescue.
Biggest Brother : The Life Of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led The Band of Brothers
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 8/20/2008
Excellent companion book to Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers. very good read with lots of usefull information. The story of a true hero....
Review Date: 5/3/2014
From the Preface "The material in this book was first published in 1996, with the title Arts of Strength, Arts of Serenity."
More a book about the philosophy of studying martial arts rather than a source of specific training ideas.
More a book about the philosophy of studying martial arts rather than a source of specific training ideas.
Review Date: 8/5/2008
Excellent story about intelligence training. Revealed some of the negative parts of CIA along with the many positive aspects. Very fast read with humorous anecdotes.
Review Date: 7/21/2010
This book is the same as the book titled Beowulf's Children.
Review Date: 10/14/2009
Fast paced action. Enjoyed the book but would strongly recommend to be sure to read "DeathDay" first to be familar with the story and characters as the book doesnt stand alone. I was fortunate to get both of them at the same time and read them together. DeathDay is a good action story also.
Review Date: 4/13/2007
action book with lots of shooting
The Greatest Search and Rescue Stories Ever Told : Twenty Gripping Tales of Heroism and Bravery (Greatest)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 11/28/2020
This contains excerpts from books about search and rescue that are very short. It is interesting reading but the complete stories would have been more interesting to me.
Review Date: 4/13/2007
Night of Phoenix...action novel
The Right Kind of Crazy: My Life as a Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Review Date: 2/2/2020
Claims left redacted text after submitted for review but means book has few details and comes across as ad for his other products. Check it out from library like I did but do not waste money or credits on it.
Review Date: 9/7/2008
Excellent book. Very well written and easily read. I have read several books on sniping and found some new information in this one. Based on author's previous books I thought it would be about military snipers, but surprisingly when I read this book I discovered it also covers law enforcement snipers. Starts before gun powder with archery and then moves forward thru history up to current conflict against terrorism. Chapters on recent events were a little short but that was the only disappointment in entire book. Has unique sections called "anatomy of shot" in which author examines one documented sniping incident. Also has interesting chapter on silencers or the correct technical term is "suppressor" per the book. Ends the book with interviews with 4 law enforcement snipers and 4 military snipers which were quite interesting as each had slighlty different views and opinions. Would definitely recommend this one to anyone interested in history of sniping.
Review Date: 12/5/2009
Enjoyable story. It is not very long so it can be read in a short time. I read it in two days. This is the second book in a series with the first being the Justice Riders. I would suggest that you read the first book before reading this one as events in that book are referenced in this one without much explanation. Since I had read the first book, I knew what the authors were talking about and it was not a problem. Some series are stand alone but this one is not.
Review Date: 3/22/2009
Fourth book of series. I have read all four in order and have enjoyed each of them. Of course like most series the first ones are the best. This is the first volume that it would pay to have read the previous ones first so that you can understand what is going on. The others can probably be read as stand alone books but this one starts off right where volume 3 ends without any explanation.
Review Date: 1/9/2021
Stories told about serving with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit during the Vietnam war. I bought this book because I have experience serving on a bomb squad with a Sheriff Dept and thought the book would contain stories involving calls for service but instead dealt with conditions and experiences while responding to "calls" as the author wrote. I enjoyed the book but would have enjoyed it more if the author had related more of the EOD details.
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