tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post4669590831176710988..comments2024-03-03T21:52:36.774-06:00Comments on A trainwreck in Maxwell: Something for Liberals to think aboutKurtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-76735220608265513602013-02-06T10:28:41.187-06:002013-02-06T10:28:41.187-06:00My favorite of his was Mila 18, about the Warsaw u...My favorite of his was <i>Mila 18</i>, about the Warsaw uprising in WWII.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-6808003070574434322013-02-06T00:34:58.210-06:002013-02-06T00:34:58.210-06:00 That was Highpockets in Battle Cry, one of the bo... That was Highpockets in Battle Cry, one of the books that helped me understand my father. A quiet man who never spoke of making that little walk through the lagoon to get to the beach at Tarawa, I never heard him speak of the war, except for jokes, until after my first tour in the Southeast Asian War Games.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328124105257667842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-37659397887945617852013-02-05T19:23:31.106-06:002013-02-05T19:23:31.106-06:00One of my favorite novels is Exodus. I'm goin...One of my favorite novels is <i>Exodus</i>. I'm going to have to go find more of his work, now...because that rant is epic.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-2008434069294557952013-02-05T14:38:12.935-06:002013-02-05T14:38:12.935-06:00Heinlein wasn't a Marine he was Navy. So I do...Heinlein wasn't a Marine he was Navy. So I don't think he wrote it. But it's sounds likes something he would write. Looking up Mr Uris now. If he wrote that, I definitely want to read his stuff. He also wrote screenplays according to wiki.Mark/GreyLockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801317480220161225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-27216300554893588972013-02-04T22:37:15.202-06:002013-02-04T22:37:15.202-06:00Oh, yeah . . . I grew up with 'Battle Cry'...Oh, yeah . . . I grew up with 'Battle Cry'. That's Leon Uris.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.com