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Not like nonfiction books, but stories about soldiers and stuff like that, having to do with the Military and all…

You’re in luck! I just did a project where I collected 31 books about war, so here’s some of the best ones especially about soldiers:

Slaughterhouse-Five
A Farewell to Arms
Catch-22
All Quiet on the Western Front

I want to know how US military health care really works. Are there long waiting lines up to a month long and is it good as health care that normal civilians get? Are there differences between active duty and veteran health care?

If you’re on active duty and you get up sick one morning, you report yourself to the Orderly Room and request to be put on sick call. You’ll be sent to a clinic within walking distance within minutes, or if you appear to be seriously ill, transported to said clinic or directly to the post’s hospital. There’s rarely a wait time. If you’re in need of special tests and exams, the preparation for those can take a couple days – and you’ll be on limited duty while you undergo the prep.

Veterans’ health care is quite another matter. Wait times for appointments can take months. There are multiple reasons – insufficient staff, including physicians, plagues most Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Some VA hospitals do a much better job of wading through the backlog of needs than others – the VA hospital in Syracuse, NY, where I get my care, is one of the good ones.
Yes, Syracuse has a few problems – a couple of the physicians I’ve had to deal with are absolute b*tches! …but I had no difficulty when I asked to be assigned to a different physician. And despite the often over-long wait times for appointments, the major veterans’ health centers do have an emergency room. The one at Syracuse is always well-staffed and fully prepared to deal with any emergency that comes through the doors. I’m sure there’s one near you…

How long did it take Germany to invade poland? Was it Germany’s attempted invasion of France that began world war two?

1 mouth, 2 weeks in to that moth the Soviets invaded from the other side

I’m planning to read some books this summer, and I’d like some recommendations. Military and political thrillers are my primary interest, as well as sports books. I’m currently reading The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. Any suggestions

I recommend The Constant Gardener by Lecarre. It’s a little slow, but it’s a really good book and there’s a pretty decent movie version with Ralph Fiennes. Also, Jeffrey Archer has a good book called First Among Equals, but it’s not as much action as it is just following four different political careers in England. You might be more interested in Dan Brown’s Deception Point or Digital Fortress which are both about government agencies and cover-ups. Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons aren’t bad either…

I was wondering, what is the difference between the two designations attack & fighter in the US military? I mean the other designations like cargo and bomber i get, but attack & fighter i just dont know.

Attackers don’t fair so much a chance in Air-Air combat. But dominate the ground war. Fighters are more of air superiority and fight off other aircraft. In this war we don’t see much or any air-air combat. So the ground specific attackers (helicopters usually play bigger roles in here and UAV’s) such as A-10 Warthogs get the job done. F-18 F/A were designed also with these roles in mind. Really cool looking airplanes too. Have the maneuverability of attackers with the weapons of both.

I was wondering what do you guys think is the best most comprehensive book or set of books on World War II. There are some books that just paint a general picture of the war and its effects. While there are other books that go into detail about the political side of it but leave out details about battles and such. So what I am trying to say is that I want a book or book set that goes into detail about every aspect of the war, from the general picture to details about major battles.

Thank you

The Second World War by John Keegan, is, a classic for those reading about that event in the world.

Obviously there is some sort of political reason for this.

But what is it?

Since when does the US military go searching for minerals in foreign countries and advertise it to the world?

The political reason is very simple. Mining is a way to provide jobs and income to Afghanistan. Right now the country mostly survives on subsistance agriculture and their only real form of government revenue is foriegn aid. By developing mines in the country we not only bring in foriegn investment and jobs – but the government of the country can get significant income from leases and royalties.

In addition – people will get jobs working in the mines. This will mean that there are fewer people performing agriculture which means that it will become more profitable to grow crops for sale. As more food crops become profitable – there will be fewer opium poppies grown. Fewer opium poppies means less income for the Taliban which means less terrorism.

It is all about changing the economics of the country and encouraging people and companies to invest.

Shattered- Jennifer Armstrong
Johny Tremain
Rifles for Wattie

My daughter likes war, fantasy, and historical fiction books with a little romance, but not a lot. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Hey

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne
This is truly a great holocaust book about an unusual and touching friendship

The Book Thief – Marcus Zusak
Original, entertaining, a great book about WWII with a twist – it’s written in the view of Death

Saving Rafael – Leslie Wilson
Set in war-torn Berlin, Saving Rafael is an engrossing account of a forbidden love between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart.

~ JLT