Books

Joseph PrettyDeepWater · February 22nd, 2005, 9:17 pm

Can anybody recommend any good books on Ranger history.
From the beggining days of the Rangers until present would be great.

Thanks.

~Joseph

FireFinder · Post by **FireFinder** » February 22nd, 2005, 9:27 pm

Joseph PrettyDeepWater wrote:Can anybody recommend any good books on Ranger history.
From the beggining days of the Rangers until present would be great.

Thanks.

~Joseph

Rangers at War: Combat Recon in Vietnam by Shelby L. Stanton

Rock Island Ranger · February 23rd, 2005, 7:45 am

I just finished reading Generation Kill by Evan Wright. I would very much suggest this read for several reasons. Wright is a free lance writer for Rolling Stone Magazie and you would think his slant would be very much "anti'. War. Not the case. About the 1st Recon USMC. Good look at the mind of our young warriors.

Cpart84 · Post by **Cpart84** » February 23rd, 2005, 9:16 am

I just finished reading Generation Kill as well. I liked it alot. It scared me how incompetent some officers are out there. You would think in Marine Recon, they'd have nothing but the best leadership the Marine Corps has to offer.

Kilted Heathen · Post by **Kilted Heathen** » February 23rd, 2005, 9:52 am

Officers are administrators.
They are rarely an accurate portrayal of the actual leadership of a unit.

Cpart84 · Post by **Cpart84** » February 23rd, 2005, 6:30 pm

Understood, Ranger Kilted Heathen. It just seemed hard to believe that there are officers in Marine Recon that for example, don't know what "Danger Close" is or how to call in artillery. It made me wonder if the author was exagerating and if he's not, well then like I said, that's a frightening thought.

Joseph PrettyDeepWater · February 24th, 2005, 1:35 am

Thanks for the info Rangers and Veterans. I'll look into those books.

I was browsing the web and came across this book.
"To Fight With Intrepidity: The Complete History of the U.S. Army Rangers 1622 to Present
by John D. Lock, Harold G. Moore, J. D. Lock"
By any chance has anybody heard about this book or read it?

Thanks again for the help.

~Joseph

Seabass1-4 · Post by **Seabass1-4** » February 25th, 2005, 2:18 pm

Not Ranger history, but check out Pamwe Chete. History of the Selous Scouts.

Group of SOF in Rhodesia who had the huevos to pull of incredible missions with severely limited resources

GoardHeart · Post by **GoardHeart** » February 25th, 2005, 3:20 pm

Masters of Chaos by Linda Robinson and Five Years to Freedom by James Rowe are excellent. As well as Father, Soldier, Son by Nathaniel Tripp and No Excuse Leadership.

AngryPistols · Post by **AngryPistols** » February 25th, 2005, 3:41 pm

I am currently reading Shadow Warriors by Tom Clancy and Carl Stiner. Although I cannot vouch for it's authenticity, it's quite entertaining.

There is a comical part where there is mention of how the special forces detachment sets up an aerial re-supply of food to an outpost.

They dreaded getting the larger livestock(like cows) because often the cows would come in by parachute and they would 'moo' the entire way to the ground and might alert the enemy. The cows were so heavy that often they would break a limb and have to be slaughtered/quartered on the spot. This was undesirable because of the need to 'beat feet' away from the drop zone to keep its location a secret from the ememy.

Anyhoow, I think it's a pretty good read.

Kilted Heathen · Post by **Kilted Heathen** » February 25th, 2005, 4:09 pm

Seabass1-4 wrote:Not Ranger history, but check out Pamwe Chete. History of the Selous Scouts.

Group of SOF in Rhodesia who had the huevos to pull of incredible missions with severely limited resources

Excellent, CSM Kelso is an ex Rhodesian trooper.
Last I noticed he was CSM at the Infantry School.
Their doctrine on pseudo-terrorism was particularly effective.

Joseph PrettyDeepWater · February 25th, 2005, 9:17 pm

I appreciate all of the information Rangers and Veterans. I'll look into all of those books

~Joseph