Red Mars (not the sequels)
The ship who sang (all)
The Reality dysfunction and neutronium alchemist.
The only novels I read are about naval history, so anything by C. S. Forester.
The Lion’s Gate
On the six day war from mostly those in the thick of it on the Israel side
If you like Clancy, you’ll like W.E.B. Griffin...
He has several series...
“Brotherhood of War”
“Badge of Honor”
and more......
Matt Bracken’s fiction is good.
For history, read “The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico” by Bernal Diaz.
Diaz was one of Cortez’ foot soldiers. It is a first person account.
I do not think it is available on Kindle.
great read
https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Republic-Kurt-Schlichter-ebook/dp/B01M0H7WQZ
America’s growing political and cultural divisions have finally split the United States apart. Now, as the former blue states begin to collapse under the dead weight of their politically correct tyranny, a lethal operative haunted by his violent past undertakes one last mission to infiltrate and take out his target in the nightmarish city of Los Angeles, deep in the heart of the People’s Republic of North America.
That Every Man Be Armed
Stephen P Halbrook
The Force, by Don Winslow (NOT of the Navy)
I recently finished “Vanish” by Brian Petersen and “Nobody’s Angel” by Tom McGuane. Loved them both, although I’m usually a nonfiction reader for the most part.
I’m 2-3 chapters into “Celebration” by Harry Crews. It’s a little strong so I might not be able to finish it.
Some of my favorite books of all time are “All Over but the Shoutin’” by Rick Bragg and “Liar’s Club” by Mary Carr.
Also loved “Somerset Homecoming.”
A book I’ve returned to over and over again is “Nicholas and Alexandra.”
Return of the Primitive
- Ayn Rand
Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island.
A bunch of guys get stranded on an island and make stuff from scratch, like a telegraph system. Plenty of detail on methods of thriving, not just surviving.
FReeper Book Club: The Debate over the Constitution, Federalist #17
Perhaps there are at least 16 more...
I think yoh woukd like Brad Thor.
Excellent and eerily topical
The great thing about Kindle is the myriad of books by new authors who are just trying to get noticed by readers. Unlike the old days of either expensive self-publishing or trying to get some publishing house to take a chance on you.
My advice is to just browse the Kindle books. Use the power of the algorithms to help you find new authors and take a chance on a book that costs less than $3. Then when you see one of them in actual bound print one day, you know that you helped make that happen.
Some Buried Caesar—Rex Stout
A Nero Wolfe Detective Story
I was going to go to my “Good Reads” but then thought I could just link? I recommend my five stars (obviously)
I’ll list a few of the top titles in the five star category in case the link isn’t helpful:
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway
The Samurai, by Endo
Gilead, by Marilynn Robinson
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
Shogun by James Clavell
Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
more in your genre might be:
City of Bones by Michael Connelly
Hard Currency by Stuart Kaminsky
Declare by Tim Powers
happy reading
I really like Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. It’s best to read them in order (The Killing Floor is the first one). Lee Child is a British author but you would never know it. Occasionally, not even in every book, there’s a little aside that leads you to believe Child is not a conservative (he’s not). But it’s not long or preachy. The action is always pretty good.
One book in the series to stay away from though is “Nothing To Lose”. It’s horrible and was written about the time Obama won his first term. so I can only think Child was feeling all Hopey Changey.
bttt
Some of the best reading I’ve had on Kindle came from-
Infected/ Contagious/ Pandemic trilogy by Scott Sigler. The first two books are just astounding. Never read anything like it ever. Third book was maybe a bit of a let down compared to the first two, but still very good overall IMO.
The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin. Basically a vampire apocalypse scenario in which a little girl saves the world, written for his daughter. Very, very good, a long read, well worth it.