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Soldiers in “Hello Kitty” panties are still soldiers.

Women In The Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots by Connie Goldsmith

January 19, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

“Military life poses significant challenges to women in many ways. Yet most are proud of having served their country and feel their time in the military was an important part of their lives. And as women continue to break barriers by joining every area of the military—including combat units—military culture will shift from a male-dominated organization to an institution where women are fully accepted, treated as equals, and encouraged to excel.” This book highlights major topics about women in the military. It starts with the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women ·
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Genius military tactics, intriguing magic, a queen trying to save her people from threats internal and external, and LGBTQ characters

The Price of Valor: Book Three of The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler

July 2, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

As this is the third book in the series, perhaps you should check out my review of the first book The Thousand Names: Book One of the Shadow Campaigns, which is predominantly about a military campaign.  The second book, The Shadow Throne, switches gears and is about political intrigue and power struggles.  This third book, The Price of Valor, is combination of both and an excellent continuation of the series. Note about the cover art of the books: I originally found them off putting as […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr11, Django Wexler, Dome'Loki, Fiction, intrigue, magic, military

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr11, Django Wexler, Dome'Loki, Fiction, intrigue, magic, military ·
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Professional Reading #1

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell & Tony Koltz

January 22, 2019 by thewheelbarrow 1 Comment

It Worked for Me is a collection of about 30 vignettes and stories intended to offer leadership advice from one of America’s most famous military leaders of the last 35 years.  I think it does that and does it well.  Powell reflects on a life of service, both military and civilian, and recounts instances when he made decisions and describes the generalized thoughts and ideas that led to the choices he made. This book, let’s call it a memoir, feels quite genuine and honest but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Army, Colin Powell, Leadership, military

thewheelbarrow's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Army, Colin Powell, Leadership, military ·
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Come for a history of the AK-47, stay for a history of all machine guns

The Gun by C.J. Chivers

May 30, 2018 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

C.J. Chivers is a former Marine officer and war correspondent.  He won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2017 for his piece about a Marine’s journey home after combat, entitled ‘The Fighter.’  I saw this book a few years ago and wanted to read it but, like most books, it went to the back burner as newer and shiner books popped up.  Then Chivers won the Pulitzer and I put the book on hold at the library. The Gun is, mostly, a history of […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: AK-47, C.J. Chivers, machine guns, military, Pulitzer Prize, Soviet

thewheelbarrow's CBR10 Review No:27 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: AK-47, C.J. Chivers, machine guns, military, Pulitzer Prize, Soviet ·
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The United States v. Jackie Robinson

The United States v. Jackie Robinson by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

May 30, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A non-fiction book about Jack Robinson. Or better known as Jackie Robinson. The United States v. Jackie Robinson is not a typical biography of a baseball player. They start out with him being a child growing up as the only black family on their street. His mother’s strength and finally Jackie’s strength in the military. Few probably know that Jackie would not give up his seat on a bus either and it lead to a historic ruling, too. Finally, it ends with some of his […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, Baseball, Black History, history, Jackie Robinson, military, R. Gregory Christie, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:182 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, Baseball, Black History, history, Jackie Robinson, military, R. Gregory Christie, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ·
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