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Hoff · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 526 Location: Warrior Nirvana

If I had to choose just one warrior book, just one...It would have to be "Sun Tzu, The Art of War". It is required reading for business schools and corporate executives, why the hell isn’t it required reading for military, police, and all warriors?

“The fight of the victorious is like the sudden release of a pent up torrent down a thousand fathom gorge”Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Hoff

Semper_Fi

Brian is on the money in recommending "Art Of War" by Sun-Tzu as Warrior 101 reading. This book illustrates Sun-Tzu's philosophies and attitudes in intelligently analyzing and defeating any enemy.
"Phantom Soldier" and "Militant Tricks", both written by H. John Poole and published by Posterity Press, take you inside the minds of al-Qaeda and other small cell groups whose leaders know they can not beat the U.S. in head-to-head combat.
One famous Sun-Tzu quote is "Know thy self and know thy enemy and I will grant you 1,000 victories."

specrat · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 201 Location: the shop

I gotta put down the Playboys, ballistics charts, sniper manuals and Duracoat firearms painting research and get back to my books. I'm playing catch-up on my reading from way back, as I've been so involved in getting my gear (med-kits and go-bag, etc) ready to deploy at a moment's notice and building guns. I recently finished 'Flyboys' by James Bradley; no, not the same story as the recent movie. You may recognize him as the author of 'Flags of Our Fathers', which I will finish shortly. Next in line is 'Gates of Fire' by Steven Pressfield; one of the *real* stories of the battle at Thermopylae. Check out this review:
"A must read by warriors - past, present and future - for within the pages of this magnificent book are the secrets of developing the critical warrior ethic and what combat leadership, discipline, superior training techniques and the brotherhood of arms are all about." - Col. David H. Hackworth (U.S. Army, Ret.)
No wonder my brother and father loved this book so much... can't wait to start it. Only problem is, I won't want to put it down, knowing me.
There's also a fascinating Stackpole Military History Series of books on several different subjects, going back to namely WWII; I'm still on the 1st of the Panzer Aces - German Tank Commanders of WWII. If you like reading military history, you will love these.
If you like reading about long-range, precision rifle shooting fiction, I highly recommend Stephen Hunter. The recent movie 'Shooter' with Marky-Mark Wahlberg starring was based on Hunter's old book, 'Point of Impact'. He has a handful of others and they are mesmerizing to read.
And of course, I have the requisite Hoffners reading, 'The Art of War'... sitting right next to my copy of 'The 9/11 Commission Report', Machiavelli's 'The Prince', 'Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun', the dictionary and some other classics.
I hesitate to mention it here, but it's difficult for me to talk about favorite books and not mention one that I happened to pick up at the bookstore on a $5.00 whim with a couple of other more interesting books, but one that I really needed to read at that right time and brought on the biggest changes in me... Dr. Louis Tartaglia's 'Flawless!: The Ten Most Common Character Flaws and What You Can Do About Them' was like a slap in the face for me. I'm not saying this is a book everyone here needs to read, but I would suffice it to say, it most likely wouldn't hurt ya to. I read this book after having resigned as a bitter, angry and cynical cop; after having gone out to L.A. Cali to find out that working for a bail company as a fugitive recovery investigator for several months and coming back to TX to find that too much damage had been done to my relationship which was at an end and being fresh on the job-hunting market showed me just how bad I had let it get. In a moment of candid honesty with myself after reading it the firsts time through, I made a list of all 10 character flaws and my count at that time? 8! (yes, eight)
OK, ok... I'm shutting up
Oh, just read it

Hoff · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 526 Location: Warrior Nirvana

A great list of inspiring books Cecil, now you’ve made my list longer. I am starting”Terror at Beslan” by John Giduck so I can better prepare to train for the active shooter/terrorist on our soil, in our schools.
Hoff

Semper_Fi

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Our band of Warriors understands the importance of 2nd amendment rights as we remain RWA to defend our families, our communities and our country.
Joseph L. Bass authored and The Downhome published this Warrior must read.
Remember...violent crime went through the roof in Australia and the U.K. when owning semi-automatic weapons became illegal.

DEMON · Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 194 Location: Houston,Texas

Hunting the Jakyl by Billy Waugh.True accounts on an operators experiences over several decades.Interesting reading.God bless that man. Twisted Evil