tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post3333258352305007714..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: Top 10: My Favorite Military NovelsWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-35071656199127614302015-05-11T00:10:27.927-05:002015-05-11T00:10:27.927-05:00Having not read “The Third World War: The Untold S...Having not read “The Third World War: The Untold Story,” by Sir John Winthrop Hackett, (but thank you for pointing the book out to me,) how does a story about a specific unit even relate to a god’s eye very of an entire war?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036673794983466123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-72727950639260576662015-05-10T23:49:46.677-05:002015-05-10T23:49:46.677-05:00I loved the book “Team Yankee.” I was in a mechani...I loved the book “Team Yankee.” I was in a mechanized infantry company of the California National Guard, and found the book to be close to what we were training for. Most other credible books and films of the time dealt with either fighter pilots or flag naval officers. <br />The part of the book the struck me the most is the part about the evacuation of dependents. My first thought was, “Why do we have noncombatants so close to the enemy lines?” Then I remembered that the lines had been stagnant for decades, and the only way to get soldiers to deploy for an extended period of time was to send them with their families. The story fit what I learned from a teacher of mine who went with her husband when he deployed to Europe. She had said that during alerts, she had to have X number diapers, and this much baby food ready to go. It was a walk in the park compared to what I heard from people who were deployed to Korea. <br /><br />One book I would like to call your attention to is “Moving Mountains: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War,” by William G. Pagonis. You’ve heard the saying, “Armatures talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” In “Moving Mountains,” General Pagonis talks about balancing the need for troops with the need for supplies in the opening days of “Desert Shield.” Though some books mention “Beans and Bullets,” This book discusses how logistics fit into a military operation. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036673794983466123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-46524513616432539182015-05-10T22:50:05.477-05:002015-05-10T22:50:05.477-05:00I purchased the Team Yankee comics a few years ago...I purchased the Team Yankee comics a few years ago. It will be interesting to hear your take, I thought they failed to do the source material justice but were worth it for the cover artBold Gambithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766642476766486469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-35350687714715051212015-05-10T22:33:32.517-05:002015-05-10T22:33:32.517-05:00seems like a good selection of books to meseems like a good selection of books to mecommissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.com