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Steezo posted:Just here to recommend Phillip Caputo's A Rumor of War. Vietnam as seen by a Marine LT who was there from the start of guarding an airbase to patrolling the jungle dealing, to being the Officer in Charge of the Dead and back to patrolling. If you were there for the invasion or early parts of Iraq it's eerily Deja Vu. This was one of my favorites as a teenager reading as much Vietnam memoir poo poo as possible. One of the few that I kept.
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Third World Reggin posted:A book I read years ago and still seems ok. That's actually a really interesting idea, but I'm not sure how to even pursue it. So much of what we know about historical battles comes from official histories written based on commanders' reports, and surviving letters from troops is often used as a reality check to see if the official documents were accurate.
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"Let's move on." drat. I've never heard of that system or anything like it from that era.
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Yes, Ireland (which was still rather pissed off at the UK having just fought a war for independence to something like a draw) with it's army of about 10,000 (admittedly) poorly-trained soldiers, it's navy of two PT boats, and air force of two biplanes surely would've done something besides bring Ireland to its knees through embargo. 
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I haven't put pen to paper for a couple of years, but I'm interested in reading their poo poo. I'll be following along.
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