PPCLI Guy said:Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.
It is astoundingly good.
Dimsum said:I just read the wiki article on it. In my mind it's very Monty Python-esque. Is that the case?
PPCLI Guy said:Much better - it is actually very deep...and in a more substantial way than MP was.
Dimsum said:Thanks to Amazon Prime, I just received my copy today :nod:
CBH99 said:Just started "Soldier Spy" by Tom Marcus...holy cow.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS FORUM!!!
It's written by a former MI5 officer about some of the things he was involved in. I'm only a few chapters in, but haven't been able to put it down. Well written, brutally honest about as much as he can say without violating OPSEC, and a real eye opener into the domestic terror plots facing the UK during his time there.
So far, a 12 out of 10
CBH99 said:Just started "Soldier Spy" by Tom Marcus...holy cow.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS FORUM!!!
It's written by a former MI5 officer about some of the things he was involved in. I'm only a few chapters in, but haven't been able to put it down. Well written, brutally honest about as much as he can say without violating OPSEC, and a real eye opener into the domestic terror plots facing the UK during his time there.
So far, a 12 out of 10
LittleBlackDevil said:I'm re-reading an "oldie but a goodie", Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers.
If you've only ever seen the movie by the same name, the movie has almost nothing in common with the novel aside from some of the characters' names. The novel is superb, my favourite of Heinlein's and with so much stuff that rings true for anyone who's served. I highly recommend it and forget that trash that they slapped the Starship Troopers name onto.
daftandbarmy said:On the bounce!
reverse_engineer said:Did Camp Arthur Currie make anyone else think of Wainwright?
ModlrMike said:The Subtle Art of Not Giving a FCK. - Mark Manson
daftandbarmy said:Apparently, Heinlein watched the Canadians training for the Korean War at Ft Lewis, Washington, and picked up some of his ideas for the book there.