Sounds interesting will search out a copy. If you are into military history you need to visit pen and sword book website.
Heh....I've worked abroad before but only on short stints. The problem is for me its never a jolly.....I end up in a server room somewhere with no windows and less time than I'd like to complete the job then have to tackle said unforseen problems that go with the territory. So I end up working 12-14 hour days, get back to the hotel and flake out....usually for 2 weeks at a time....but haven't worked abroad for ages... I think the next time I'll get to read a book will be august when we go away next....probably be cussler related....
10 years ...Belgium, France, Germany, NI and Southern Ireland, East coast USA, Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong (British rule ) and Argentina.
I assume that you of typical ducati owning age...I was in my mid 20s through to 30s when it ended. Wouldn't do it now.
Yep....45 now....although we've opened an office in Wichita now which I've heard is the american equivalent of avonmouth.....not sure whose going to draw the short straw on that one yet....
'Appache' ordered from the library, and 'Chickenhawk' bought via ebay . I read a lot, and especially like it when I get a recommendation of a good read. Looking forward to reading them both.
One of the books I have enjoyed the most recently is by Sam Harris. So good that I have read it 4 times over the last few years. Despite having many real death threats issued against himself and his family, he continues to speak up against religious madness. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion -- an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organised religion into world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to invoke that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world. For those interested, there is a plethora of u tube videos which make for very interesting viewing. Here is Sam talking with the other members of the 'Four horsemen of the Apocalypse'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Book-Secular-Bible/dp/0747599602/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420468736&sr=1-1&keywords=the+good+book+ac+grayling I can dip into The Good Book again and again. It's a broad collection of ancient history, philosophy, poetry, proverbial sayings, etc. which contains much wisdom - none of it related to gods.
Ha-ha, most amusing. It would be great to have a retro-steam-punk keyboard like that. But no, of course not. [Will that do?]
I have just finished reading Apache . I wasn't disappointed, an excellent read. The Apache is such a formidable weapon, I was left with an overall feeling that somehow it really wasn't fair to be using it against the relatively lightly armed enemy. A strange feeling to have I know, as I want the enemy to be eliminated as much as anyone, but having spent time in Afghanistan a long time ago I felt shocked as I could imagine how many unfortunate innocents ended up as collateral damage. Just started reading Chickenhawk now.
Just finished reading "The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window And Disappeared" really good read, would recommend it.
Finished Apache yesterday. It is an excellent read although I wouldn't say enjoyable as it certainly doesn't have a happy ending, but then good literature should provoke thoughts not smiles. In my opinion books such as these should be taught in schools, you'd learn a lot more than I did from Shakespeare's King Henry IV Part 3. As to being unfair to use an Apache, I didn't get the picture we were winning..... A few Apaches versus many opium filled potentials martyrs didn't come across as a certainty.
Watch Adam Curtis's Bitter Lake for a view on what the Taliban are. The contention is, the Taliban are just all the people who don't want to be ruled by a corrupt Kabul, and who don't want foreigners running around in helicopter gunships. Makes perfect sense to me. I find it strange that no one has written a book where Britain is overrun with helpful soldiers from elsewhere, helping some of our countrymen as they seek to destroy others, kicking in your neighbour's doors, on the strength of something they have been told, or flying drones over your house to destroy some building in your town or village. It doesn't matter how well-intentioned they are, most of us wouldn't want them around.
For those who might be interested in watching 'Bitter lake' it's still available via the iplayer,but only for a couple more days. BBC iPlayer - Adam Curtis: Bitter Lake
