Book recs

[LandDawg]

I’m a non fiction guy. Need something to read. Just finished River of Doubt and The Wager.

[Shadrach]

How to Live by Sarah Bakewell is excellent. It's based on the essays of Michel de Montaigne. I just finished it and highly recommend. It's insightful, clever and funny.

[Top Row Dawg]

Biography of George Patton or Ben Franklin or Nathan Bedford Forrest -Stonewall Jackson - Robert E Lee - Custard - Sheridan - Grant.

I like historical biography's. Especially Military Geniuses.

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Rommel - Napoleon - Jeb Stuart.

[ugafan49]

Book of Acts- Also started Jan 1, reading Chronological bible.

[CornersDawg]

Ian Toll’s War in the Pacific trilogy is excellent. The 2 volume Elvis bio. Shelby Foote’s Civil War trilogy is great. The Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick

[hitdawg]

Just got my trilogy on the war in the pacific by Ian TOll that was recommended earlier this week. Getting started on that today

[Smokindawg]

Never read it never will

[SS from LaGrange]

Hey Land, Have you watched The Boy's In The Boat yet? On Amazon. George Clooney directs. Not as good as the book, but worth the watch.

[FeralDawg]

Biography of George Patton or Ben Franklin or Nathan Bedford Forrest -Stonewall Jackson - Robert E Lee - Custard - Sheridan - Grant.

I like historical biography's. Especially Military Geniuses.

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Rommel - Napoleon - Jeb Stuart.

I just finished the books Swamp Fox(about Francis Marion) and Rebel yell(about Stonewall) and both were extremely insightful. Marion was a true badass.

[Smokindawg]

Hey Land, Have you watched The Boy's In The Boat yet? On Amazon. George Clooney directs. Not as good as the book, but worth the watch.

[Rogasingingdawg]

My last 4 books read. and I recommend them all.

"Lincoln Unmasked" - Thomas J. DiLorenzo
"Across the Miles" - Attorney David C. Gibbs, Jr. (founder of the Christian Law Association)
"The Boniface Option" - Andrew Isker
"Total Resistance" - H. Von Dach

And I've just started the book,

21st Century Minute Man" - Salvatore DeGennaro

all of these are under 200 page books that can be read in a few days at most.

[Toasty B]

Never read it never will

more into movies?

[Rogasingingdawg]

Never read it never will

more into movies?

Naw. He's more into GRASS, mowing not smoking.  

[JC-DAWG83]

"At Home" by Bill Bryson. One of the best books I've ever read.

[Top Row Dawg]

Biography of George Patton or Ben Franklin or Nathan Bedford Forrest -Stonewall Jackson - Robert E Lee - Custard - Sheridan - Grant.

I like historical biography's. Especially Military Geniuses.

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Rommel - Napoleon - Jeb Stuart.

I just finished the books Swamp Fox(about Francis Marion) and Rebel yell(about Stonewall) and both were extremely insightful. Marion was a true badass.

Man I forgot about the Swamp Fox and Andrew Jackson. 

The best Generals were all Southern

MacArthur
Longstreet
Johnston
Eisenhower

War Heros

Audy Murphy
Alvin York

[LandDawg]

Hey Land, Have you watched The Boy's In The Boat yet? On Amazon. George Clooney directs. Not as good as the book, but worth the watch.

No but I read the book about 5 years ago when it came out. Cant wait to see the movie. Come see me at Harding, I'll show you how to catch a big one.

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Biography of George Patton or Ben Franklin or Nathan Bedford Forrest -Stonewall Jackson - Robert E Lee - Custard - Sheridan - Grant.

I like historical biography's. Especially Military Geniuses.

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Rommel - Napoleon - Jeb Stuart.

Have read some of those. I'm a big on the Rev War. I'll read anything about Cowpens and Kings Mtn. my 2 favorite war stories. Too bad The Patriot didn't follow history a little better. Loved the movie.

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Biography of George Patton or Ben Franklin or Nathan Bedford Forrest -Stonewall Jackson - Robert E Lee - Custard - Sheridan - Grant.

I like historical biography's. Especially Military Geniuses.

---

Rommel - Napoleon - Jeb Stuart.

I just finished the books Swamp Fox(about Francis Marion) and Rebel yell(about Stonewall) and both were extremely insightful. Marion was a true badass.

Swamp Fox was the GD man. Bad ass. The Patriot was loosely based on the Swamp Fox. Called him the Ghost in the movie.