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Actually, kind sir, I dislike fairy-tales & most non-fiction.

Too bad. You can learn a lot by reading fiction. In particular historical novels. Read "From Here To Eternity" and you will have a better feel for the pre-war Army and the general pre-war mood of Hawaii than you will from most non-fiction books. Limiting your reading sources is, well, limiting.

Well, thanks. Maybe that's why I spent all that time in Western Lit classes & Shakespeare too. As for hist perspectives, I find the longer, more scholarly bio's of important people more informative, along with outright historical analysis. You might try P.A. Sarokin, Crisis of Our Age, 1949, for some grasp on the real world, and why some people are displeased with the mob-rule... Also, Ortega Gassett's classic work, Revolt of the Masses might help you there. I'm actually in the middle of a Christmas gift from my wife, Patton, A Genius for War & therein I'm learning a great deal about the Army, as the late General experienced it ( including a period during which he was rather involved in the chain of command in Hawaii, late 20'-early 30's ). I shall also check a guide on etiquette ( more non-fiction ) to learn how to properly & inoffensively address people with limited manners-'I think he doth protest too much'.