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Pirate Hunters – Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, by Robert Kurson
Why this book: I thoroughly enjoyed Shadow Divers, so was intrigued to see what Kurson’s next book was about. After reading the summary, I had to go for it. Summary in 3 Sentences: John Chatterson (one of the heroes from … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, dominican-republic, history, pirates, treasure-hunters
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Shadow Divers – Two Americans who risked everything to Solve a Mystery of WWII, by Robert Kurson
Why this book: Proposed multiple times by several participants in my SEAL reading group, and finally selected, Summary in 2 Sentences: Three men who were leaders of the elite wreck diving culture of New England discover a German Submarine in … Continue reading
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Tagged diving, german-submarines, history, navy, world-war-2
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How Iceland Changed the World – The Big History of a Small Island, by Egill Bjarnsason
Why this book: I’m preparing to hike for a week in Iceland with NOLS, and this book comes strongly recommended by a friend who has done that hike. I listened to the book which served me well. Summary in 4 … Continue reading
Once Upon a Town – The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen, by Bob Greene
Why this Book: I had read an OpEd by Bob Greene that I liked, and in the postscript about the author, it mentioned this book which sounded interesting, The subject appealed to me, and it appeared to be short, so … Continue reading
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Tagged american-values, history, life, nebraska, patriotism, world-war-2
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A Soldier of the Great War, by Mark Helprin
Why this book: Recommened to me by several credible friends. Also, having read >>>>Continie which also takes place in Northern Italy, and now that I have hiked 3 times in the Dolomites, where much of this novel takes place, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged character-in-war, early-20th-century-italy, history, mark-helprin, world-war-1
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Without Hesitation – the Odyssey of an American Warrior, by Gen Hugh Shelton
Why this book: I was looking for a book to listen to in my car and on my bike rides and selected this one, because I had briefly worked with Gen Shelton, and the time line of his career overlapped with … Continue reading
On Desperate Ground – the Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle, by Hampton Sides
Why this book: Selected by my SEAL book club at my recommendation, after hearing so much good about it. I read rather than listened to this book – and having the print copy has the advantage of photos. This is also … Continue reading
By All Means Available – Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy, by Michael Vickers
Why this book: Selected by the SEAL book club I’m a member of. When we met to discuss it, Mike Vickers joined us for the discussion – it was a lively and very informative supplement to having read his book. … Continue reading
Washington – a life, by Ron Chernow
Why This Book: I had read Chernow’s biographies Grant and Alexander Hamilton, and found them superbly written, fascinating and insightful. For Washington, Chernow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. So I wanted to read (listen to) it. Summary in … Continue reading
The Wager – a tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, by David Grann
Why this book: Sent to me by my brother who’d read it and thought I’d like it. He was right. It was on the NYT best seller list right after it was published in 2023. Summary in 5 sentences: In … Continue reading
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