The contrast between the romanticized ideals which he was taught, and the experience of a country torn by a civil war an interesting aspect of the book

This is an unusual book, mixing gore and philosophy that can become complicated, if not convoluted. It’s an interesting novel though

Like other Jeff Shaara books, this one also presents historical events from different points of view. And like his other books, this one is also well-researched

Billy Boyle wakes up in Sicily, with amnesia. He doesn’t remember what happened, or who he is, but he has a yellow silk handkerchief which seems important

Through the eyes of Frankie, we get to a moving experience, told with honesty and conviction about the struggles of women veterans

My favorite part of Never by Ken Follettwas almost a step-by-step telling of how on-the-ground intelligence impacts national policy

I appreciate what the authors tried, and somewhat succeeded to do in this book. They brought together warriors of past decades and intertwined their fates

A science-fiction / military fiction novel about future Marine recruits being sent to far off lands, realizing cost of war, and the ugly truths behind them.

The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona tells of young boy is stranded at Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel Airport in 2010. He speaks no German, it seems as if he was abandoned

Billy Boyle finds himself answering a personal request from his old friend Sergeant Jackson who is now part of the all-African American 617th Tank Destroyers