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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion
Ed Offley
Perseus Books Group, 2007
In depth study from the cold war front.
A revealing expose on the cold war. Although it is a long story for cold war veterans, the author provides excellent background. Ed Offley connects the dots between CWO (traitor) John Walker and USS Pueblo. His analysis of how Russian KGB passive use of our hardware ...
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Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire
Alex Abella
Harcourt, 2008
Important and Thought-Provoking...
I came across Alex Abella's fascinating book in the LAX airport newsstand, moments before boarding my $230 Virgin America flight to Washington. After my late friend Kevin's disturbing RAND conference room memorial service, I simply had to read it cover-to-cover on the ...
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The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America
Robert Scheer
Twelve, 2008
A new and persuasive warning against the "military-industrial complex"
Robert Scheer's The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America, takes as its thesis President Eisenhower's warning against the "military-industrial complex" on his retirement from the presidency and provides succinct analyses of how, ...
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I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World
Trevor Paglen
Melville House, 2008
Amusing and entertaining little book
If you are at all interested in the military, insignias, secret projects, or just good conversational pieces, buy this book. Then take it for what it's intended. The author doesn't promise a comprehensive or even consistent summary of military patches or black ops; ...
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Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Robert Coram
Back Bay Books, 2004
Tempering Boyd with Chesterton
If you want to change the world for the better or just keep your little corner of it from getting worse, then you'll want to read this book. It's not just about "the art of war," as the subtitle claims. It's what Boyd discovered about how conflicts are fought and won. ...
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War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
Douglas J. Feith
Harper, 2008
Meticulously documented & informative memoir
`War & Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism` by Douglas Feith
Mr. Feith does a remarkable job of recounting his - all firsthand - experiences from his tumultuous time serving the country at the Pentagon as Under Secretary of Defense for ...
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The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-first Century
Thomas P.M. Barnett, 2005
Must Read Book for the 21st Century
Dr Barnett is one of those true geniuses with the ability to explain a complex global environment in terms anyone can understand. He clearly describes the current role of the US in global politics and the path we must take to ensure the future for all the peoples with ...
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Improvised Munitions Handbook
Department of Defense
Pentagon Publishing, 2004
Awesome
This book is jam-packed with interesting pyrotechnic expertise. I have to admit that you would have to be completely insane to do half of the things in here, but there are quite a few that are relatively sane for backyard experimentation. Great buy.
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Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
Patrick Creed, Rick Newman
Presidio Press, 2008
Can you handle the truth?
Creed and Newman have done an excellent job of researching and writing about the fight to save the Pentagon. The depth of research via fact finding and interviews make this a great read. If you want the truth of the emergency response to the Pentagon on 9/11, ...
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Boobytraps Fm5-31
Department of Defense
Pentagon Publishing, 2004
Great information!
This is a good book for anyone looking to go into EOD or who enjoys militaria.
This is the book you're looking for, trust me.
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions And Distortions
David Ray Griffin
Olive Branch Press, 2004
The 9/11 Commission lied to you; PERIOD!
I will give you a taste of the book:
1 - The omission of evidence that at least six of the alleged hijackers---including Waleed al-Shehri, said by the Commission probably to have stabbed a flight attendant on Flight 11 before it crashed into the North Tower of the ...
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook SH 21-76 (April 2000)
Department of Defense
Pentagon Publishing, 2004
It's not the size, it's the content.
This book is the newest out and very hard to find else where.
The Military content is up to date and is what the troops are using right now. The book is made small still with very good print and pictures so you can take it into the field. Glad to know our military ...
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With Honor: Melvin Laird in War, Peace, and Politics
Dale Van Atta
University of Wisconsin Press, 2008
What you thought you knew but didn't about Melvin Laird
I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s thinking of bullet-headed Melvin R. Laird as a warmonger who helped perpetuate America's anguish in Vietnam. I was astonished to discover just how wrong I (and many of my friends, as well as much of the press at the time) really ...
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House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power
James Carroll
Mariner Books, 2007
A FORMALLY TRAINED ROMAN CATHOLIC THEOLOGIAN IN THIS SCHOLARLY ACADEMIC STUDY REVEALS THE DEPTHS OF EVIL AND SIN IN THE PENTAGON
In this book Carroll, winner of National Book Awards, and working for a number of academic institutions with their full support and assistance, records a complete history of the Pentagon from its birth until publication in 2006.
Carroll fully documents this history ...
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Guerrilla Warfare And Special Forces Operations: FM31-21
Department of Defense
Pentagon Publishing, 2004
Fundamentals of resistance and guerrilla warfare. Organization for the special forces effort, control of operations, theater support, logistics, intelligence, infiltration and much more.
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