Before I make some book suggestions, I have the following suggestion.
OP writes: “I also like to read military non-fiction but it’s harder to find good ones on the Libby system for Tulsa area.” Assuming the OP is checking out eBooks or audiobooks, my wife and her relatives’ solution to local library limitations is to share their user IDs and passwords/PINs. This way my wife has access to the electronic offerings of libraries in California, Oregon, Connecticut and New York.
Fiction:
“The Profession” by Steven Pressfield, near future mercenary companies, politics, warrior’s ethics.
“The Cartel” by Don Winslow, Mexican drug lord escapes prison, puts bounty on DEA agent that put him behind bars. Sequel to “The Power of the Dog”.
“The Fear Index” by Robert Harris, thriller based on high finance, flash crash, artificial intelligence still sticks with me. Mixed reviews, especially from those who liked “Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, or Ghost”.
‘Drone” by Mike Maden, high tech security, off the book actions, politics, terrorism, revenge. Good enough to rate three sequels.
And if you need something light-hearted, the plays of Oscar Wilde, the word play can’t be beat.
Military Non-Fiction:
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant” by U.S. Grant, universally rated as one the best, if not THE best memoir by a US general. Written as he is dying of cancer, in hopes future sales will support is wife and family. Originally edited and published by Mark Twain.
“Memoirs of General William T. Sherman” by W.T. Sherman, every time I re-read it, I pick up something topical. Can’t say how many times he mentions asking for coffee, sugar and socks, so when Covid 1984 hit, I laid in 15 lbs. of coffee. Someone should do a study on how coffee won the US Civil War. The latest pick-up was this from the last chapter, Military Lessons of the War: “Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.”
“A Soldier’s Story” by Omar N. Bradley, does a good job of describing the politics, choosing between tactical options and logistical constraints. Good maps make the troop movements easy to understand.
“Crusade in Europe” by Dwight D Eisenhower, a higher-level view than Bradley, interesting to juxtapose the two versions. Also has good maps.
“Double-Edged Secrets” by W.J. Holmes, first-hand naval intelligence in the Pacific, intramural conflict in the intelligence communities, code breaking, moral issues of not acting.
“The Good War” by Studs Terkel, oral WW II histories from a broad range folks, E.B. Sledge (With the Old Breed) to as I recall it a woman working in manufacturing hoping the war will last long enough for her to make enough money to buy a refrigerator.
OP writes: “I also like to read military non-fiction but it’s harder to find good ones on the Libby system for Tulsa area.” Assuming the OP is checking out eBooks or audiobooks, my wife and her relatives’ solution to local library limitations is to share their user IDs and passwords/PINs. This way my wife has access to the electronic offerings of libraries in California, Oregon, Connecticut and New York.
Fiction:
“The Profession” by Steven Pressfield, near future mercenary companies, politics, warrior’s ethics.
“The Cartel” by Don Winslow, Mexican drug lord escapes prison, puts bounty on DEA agent that put him behind bars. Sequel to “The Power of the Dog”.
“The Fear Index” by Robert Harris, thriller based on high finance, flash crash, artificial intelligence still sticks with me. Mixed reviews, especially from those who liked “Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, or Ghost”.
‘Drone” by Mike Maden, high tech security, off the book actions, politics, terrorism, revenge. Good enough to rate three sequels.
And if you need something light-hearted, the plays of Oscar Wilde, the word play can’t be beat.
Military Non-Fiction:
“Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant” by U.S. Grant, universally rated as one the best, if not THE best memoir by a US general. Written as he is dying of cancer, in hopes future sales will support is wife and family. Originally edited and published by Mark Twain.
“Memoirs of General William T. Sherman” by W.T. Sherman, every time I re-read it, I pick up something topical. Can’t say how many times he mentions asking for coffee, sugar and socks, so when Covid 1984 hit, I laid in 15 lbs. of coffee. Someone should do a study on how coffee won the US Civil War. The latest pick-up was this from the last chapter, Military Lessons of the War: “Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.”
“A Soldier’s Story” by Omar N. Bradley, does a good job of describing the politics, choosing between tactical options and logistical constraints. Good maps make the troop movements easy to understand.
“Crusade in Europe” by Dwight D Eisenhower, a higher-level view than Bradley, interesting to juxtapose the two versions. Also has good maps.
“Double-Edged Secrets” by W.J. Holmes, first-hand naval intelligence in the Pacific, intramural conflict in the intelligence communities, code breaking, moral issues of not acting.
“The Good War” by Studs Terkel, oral WW II histories from a broad range folks, E.B. Sledge (With the Old Breed) to as I recall it a woman working in manufacturing hoping the war will last long enough for her to make enough money to buy a refrigerator.
