by Melissa Anne It's not uncommon for military members to make it through deployments only to lose the battle of the mind at home. My husband Continue Reading
Books
The Top Military Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of All Time
When I was in the fifth grade, I checked ‘Starship Troopers’ out of my middle school library. I was floored by what I read. There was a lot that went Continue Reading
Best-Selling Books of All Time
Over the last decade, sales of printed books have declined quite dramatically, and this is thought to be because technology has advanced. The Internet Continue Reading
The Ranger Way – A “Peer Eval” on Benghazi Survivor Kris Paronto’s Book
by an Army Ranger This article was originally published in June 2017. It is fitting with the upcoming, week-long celebration at Fort Benning, Georgia Continue Reading
Warning Order: An Excerpt
This is a must-read excerpt from, “Warning Order: A Search and Destroy Thriller” by Joshua Hood a former 82nd Airborne soldier and currently is a Continue Reading
3,000 Days in Afghanistan: Fighting Instability, Narcotics, and Poverty in a Dangerous Place
Prior to reading further, a disclaimer must be made. I know Chris Corsten, the author of 3,000 Days in Afghanistan: Fighting Instability, Narcotics, Continue Reading
“Faith to Foster”: A 160th Pilot and His Wife Give Back
While our country is preoccupied with chasing the American dream, thousands of children long for a family and a place they can call home. Foster Continue Reading
#VanLife: Don’t Judge a (Ranger) Book by its Cover
We have been making our way out to Sequoia National Park, but because I have a ton of work to catch up on, we have been in a small town in California Continue Reading
The Poetry of Military Vernacular: Randy Brown’s “Welcome to FOB Haiku”
Book Review: Jonathan Baxter, author of "The Ghosts of Babylon" In Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems From Inside the Wire, author Randy Brown, “Charlie Continue Reading
First Train Out of Denver: A Ranger’s Story
This is an excerpt of Leo Jenkins' book, First Train Out of Denver, which includes the adventures of two former Army Rangers who go on an amazing Continue Reading
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Review of Eric Spitznagel’s Vinyl Memoir, “Old Records Never Die”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 17, 2016. I first met Eric Spitznagel at a wedding. His mother was getting remarried and my wife and Continue Reading
Ashley’s War
After serving multiple combat deployments as an Army Ranger in my twenties and going on to write for a living in my thirties, I’ve found many books in Continue Reading