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Asked in the mil pics thread but it just turned into a discussion. Request: book about why we hate those god drat communist so much
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Starship Troopers? :pElendil004 posted:Do you want like, why we started to be at adds with the USSR? Or why communism in general is "bad"? Like, do you want history or theory? Just why we're supposed to hate it so much as Americans
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May 16, 2013 22:21
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I'd like to read that book Thanks for the recommendations guys! Highly recommend the kindle paperwhite if you're in the Military
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May 19, 2013 23:41
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pkells posted:Does the paperwhite have a backlit screen? That's my only complaint about mine. I've got the basic, ad-supported one from the last generation, and I love it. It's like $69 on amazon now, and there's no excuse not to get it if you read a lot. Between amazon prime book lending, libraries, and Yep! Has an LED lit screen. The screen itself isn't lit apparently there's leds on the side that project over it. It's pretty awesome. I got a $8 leather case (turns it off/on with closing/opening. I always bring it to the field with me since we're always sitting around for days doing nothing. It's awesome cant recommend enough. I got mine refurbed from amazon for $103 or something with ads. Saved $20. The new one was on sale a week or two ago for $20 off I use calibre to convert PDFs. I guess the previous models it was hit or miss the quality of concerted PDFs. Looks great on the paperwhite.
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May 20, 2013 01:54
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you can build up a years worth of reading overnight.
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http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/soldiersurr_2.htm Was the dude. I think he's kind of a hero/celebrity now and such even though he killed a bunch of local Filipinos.
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May 20, 2013 23:24
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I'm sure if you read you've heard of "Lies my Teacher Told me" If not highly recommend
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May 21, 2013 04:18
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When the Bullet Hits Your Funny Bone: The Essence of a U.S. Navy SEAL This was recommend in another thread in GIP and seems pretty good. Will have to give it a read when I get a chance. quote:When the Bullet Hits Your Funny Bone: the Essence of a U.S. Navy SEAL is a collection of true events about the author's time in U.S. Navy SEAL Teams and how SEALs use their humor to cope with all sorts of tragic events that they experience in their professional careers. My Portuguese friend told me a while ago about Codex 632: The Secret of Christopher Columbus He was telling me little bits about how it argues Columbus is Portuguese. Things like how Portugal sent him to Spain because they found all the gold in Brazil and wanted to distract them with North America. How he hit ports like Madeira (Portuguese island in the Atlantic) and knew where exactly to go. There's a city in Portugal named Cuba and that's where he was possibly from, etc. I'm not saying he is Portuguese but it's fun to think about. Apparently it's a historical novel about Columbus based around historical facts.
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Same event I assume quote:The only time she fired her main guns at enemy surface targets was in October 1944, when she was sent to engage American forces invading the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. On the verge of success, the Japanese force turned back, believing they were engaging an entire US carrier fleet rather than the light escort carrier group that was all that stood between Yamato and the vulnerable troop transports.
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