War profiteering gone wild
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For all Americans to see, especially those who are still supportive of the war. People are dying. The cause is not just. The only ones benefitting are the war profiteers. America has got to wake up, seek truth, and respond accordingly.

The film should be seen by all. If it were, maybe we could prevent

the needless death of additional Americans and Iraqis.
3210066
This massive thriller is loaded with dynamic dogfights, crazy attach missions and realistic naval warfare.  The plot is both believable and well researched, a diabolical plan by Iran to take on the full might of the US Armed forces.  This author really knows his stuff, and the military action sequences are give Clancy or Coonts a run for their money.  Well done.  The message is clear and important:  There is no ship that can't be sunk, and there is no superpower that can't be beaten by an enemy willing to go the distance.
209746
I am reading the Kindle version of this on loan from the public library but will most likely purchase this,  Best writing on the Vietnam war since Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest (which I am rereading now.)  I am curious as to why the Kindle price of this book has so wildly fluctuated over the months.  The low seems to be $9.45 and today it is almost double that.  I haven't seen a book change prices so much as this one.  Curious as to why.  I do recommend the book though...it is superb.
2727548
This is an exciting true story that shows what modern war is really like.
197409
The plot is somewhat involved, but the description of the country in time of war is of great value.
4073197
The author makes a very interesting argument that corporations are doing everything possible to make more money by taking it away from us. Unless we fight back, we will always overpay for everything we buy. While we are in the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, companies all over the world are struggling to make a profit. As a result, they are coming up with ways to make more money and since they cannot simply raise prices, they do sneaky things so that we do not notice.

In this book, the author shows readers what different companies do to increase their revenues and hide it from us. Then he shows readers what they can do to prevent this from happening. By reading this book, we become more educated consumers. In my personal life, my parents experienced exactly what the author gives as an example. They bought a new car and got charged with an extended warranty even though they specifically said no when being asked by the salesperson. It took them a lot of hassle to get their money back.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Why-Are-We-So-Clueless-about-the-Stock-Market-Learn-how-to-invest-your-money-how-to-pick-stocks-and-how-to-make-money-in-the-stock-market/dp/0615287484/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market</a>
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I normally don't read this genre, but I could not put the book down. War is crazy enough, but throw in the dark history of the region and things get crazy. Once you open this book you are in for an intense and wild ride into the unknown, so buckle up and hang on tight.

I am looking forward to the next book.
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I have been reading pretty much books lately on several wars ... First World War, the Vietnam war and this book on World War II, more specically submarine fighting tactics in the seas near Japan. Quite an interesting read!
547096
Other reviews are very complete, so I'll just say that the most interesting thing about this book was the emotional exploration that took place. War turns us into primitive animals, especially wars such as this. As accurately as I can remember, these are a few of the frightening occurances Beevor explores:
1. The Soviets force a German soldier/pianist to play and threaten to kill him if he stops. Something like 14 hours later he finally collapses, sobbing, and the Soviets shoot him.
2. The Soviets force a man to drag a plow up and down a field and, after he collapses, they laugh, pat him on the back and shoot him.
The rapes and sinking of retreating ships is also a disturbing area. Beevor's books are the best I've read on this horrible war.
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I just finished this great book and was just overwhelmed by it. Having read Mr. Uriartes cartoons "Terminal Lance" for several years. (I did a hitch in a Cavalry Regiment a long time ago) Which are the passing of the Torch from WWII's Bill Mauldin's Willie & Joe in my humble opinion. So I decided to buy this book. To say that I got my moneys worth would be an understatement. As it tells the story of a drifting boy  who is seeking something of meaning. Hence like a lot of other men over the span of time ups and joins the Military and goes to war. This time being the USMC and the war in Iraq.
  Where he finds that what he is looking for is not here. For example I think that he was thinking that this war would be like WWII and Iwo Jima et al. Instead he is in a low level intensity war like the Marines fought in the Banana Wars of the 1910-30's. While I am not putting down any of these wars or the men who fought them. Especially as you could and would get killed by ill luck or not getting with the program.
  You then see the poor man who having poor coping skills and not having much family support slowly alienate himself from his squad mates. Until his only buddy gets killed while under his command.  He then has set himself up for a major fall and demise. To the Marines credit, they have seeing this. This chain of command did try to help by taking him  to the Chaplain and giving him some down time..
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This really is a big adventure, bringing into play major GMCs who want to harness the power that has been accumulating from all those "Special Orders" the Attaxers have been giving out.  There's opportunities for diplomacy, combat, and car chases.  Most of all, the repercussions are world-changing, even altering certain game mechanics depending on how things play out.
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I can't write objectively about a book written by a friend in which my own name appears with some frequency. Please accept this biased review from a longtime Amazon reviewer.

Dan Feltham has captured an experience that was not only unique within the lives of all of us who participated with IBM in Vietnam, but certainly unique within the history of warfare. Every war is uniquely defined by the technologies it employs, and the rather slow human adaptation to those technologies. World War I, for instance, was defined by trenches, machine guns, gas and airplanes. Mechanically, the Vietnam War was defined by helicopters, computers, and awesome firepower. Politically it was defined by a foreign-policy that did not fit the beneficiary country, Vietnam and a military establishment that was out of sync with domestic social developments.

1960s computer technology was such a vast improvement over other forms of record recordkeeping that it absolutely had to be used to keep track of military supplies and personnel. It was also the best tool available for planning Air Force sorties, managing military intelligence databases, managing civil programs such as land reform, and management reporting on the progress of the war. Transpacific communications were still fairly primitive. A phone call to the United States was a rare and costly thing. Computers generally talked to each other by generating punched cards or magnetic tapes that would be carried to a transmission machine, then sent to another transmission machine to produce input to a computer on the other hand. It was cumbersome.

The upshot was that most of the computer programming in support of the Vietnam War was actually done in Vietnam. IBM supported the programmers, and quite frequently wound up doing some of the programming ourselves. I, for instance, programmed the computer support for keypunching and printing using the Vietnamese language. IBM had a total complement of something over 100 people in Vietnam maintaining computers, supporting programming, and doing the usual sales department tasks of configuring computers and taking orders.

Working in Vietnam changed the lives of this group of bachelors rather significantly. For most of us it was our first experience overseas. It gave us a vast opportunity to travel. We were quite handsomely paid; it did not take much effort to accumulate an appreciable nest egg. And, as the British said of Americans during the second war, we were "overpaid, oversexed, and over there."  We had a tremendous amount to offer young Vietnamese ladies who were working for a pittance and whose men were off fighting. And  they had the obvious to offer us, and they gave generously. Many of us married Vietnamese, and a substantial number remain happily so. Dan includes some touching love stories in the book.

This assignment took a special breed of manager. One could not go simply by the book - there were unusual judgment calls to be made every day, not infrequently involving the well-being and even the lives of those of us working there. Dan devotes a lot of the book to giving tribute to the extraordinary men who lead the enterprise. I will say for myself and saying that my friendships from this era, now more than 40 years past, remain the strongest of my business life, and that one of my best friends remains the third level manager who oversaw our operation from Washington DC. These guys represent the greatest generation, or at least following immediately in their footsteps.

I'll close with a thank you to Dan for bringing closure to this project which has occupied him for a couple of decades. It had to be done now, and it was done right.
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I have read Asprin's amazing "Myth" and "Thieves' World" series, and compliment him greatly on these fine works. One day, I was reading a list of Asprin books and saw "Cold Cash  War". Normally a fantasy lover, I expanded my horizions and decided to  see if this science fiction/war novel was any good.
Boy, was I suprised.  Asprin amazes me with grim detail and cultural changes in his  "corporate world", where the country is run by feuding  businesses. With mercenaries and Japaneese samauri, these corporations  battle the US government in the ultimate battle for business freedom.  Not for every Asprin reader (especially not a lighthearted one), but an  intriguing book for any techno or war fan. The only depressing thing about  it is that Asprin never wrote a sequel.
2501480
War is ugly. Here are the brave men who deal with war with more than ammunition. Spies, prisoners, strategy and haunting pasts fill this entrenching read.
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This story of history forgotten, demonstrates the fruitlessness of fighting another countries war, or wars.  Churchill justified my thoughts about the history of mankind from the beginning, to our present, as his quotes mark the balance of the nature of man's designs and desires to take from other's, what he himself does not need but only wants.  In 1865, a jihad was held against England and India.  What precious monetary natural resources can be bought with a life of little value, to those who reap the gains or benefits which goes to the wealthy.  Yet, even I have two Honourable Discharges during a time of war. I'm older now.  I know what we can live with and without.  There is no glory.  North Vietnam was not bombed.  Why?  We had large companies there.  The wealthy make the rules.  Do you have enough money to be elected.  If I am incorrect please forgive me, but I think Churchill was married to a daughter, whose father owned the newspapers, even in New York City.  Public relations brings prominence, even Generals have to wage war to rise in rank.  The greatest cause of war is greed.  As long as someone else profit from the war, man will wage war.  Someone will entice people and countries.  It will always be so.  Great information in this historically correct journey into the battlegrounds.  I recall that the oil was being sought,  as well as other resources.  Churchill could not speak as freely in the 1890's.  But then again, the same issues we had in the 1960's and much earlier are still present.  Again, it will always be so.  I like his story.  Compare it to any time in history,and the stories will still fit any period of mankind.  That's why it should be required reading for all, especially Congress, members of all governments and our military personnel.  Someone has certainly said that " There is a time for war, and a time for peace".
488673
Riveting and frequently mind-blowing.  An engrossing tale of high-stakes litigation, international class warfare, good intentions gone awry, and greed all around.  Does for crude oil what "Chinatown" did for water--makes it the stuff of high drama and low dealing.
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The other side to William Walker's "The War in Nicaragua". Interesting times in this Central American country. Big money and big plans.