I always look at that and think, that's what we could do back then, imagine what we can do today.


Since you have USMC handle, another book I really enjoyed.

Brute by Robert Coram...it follows the career of USMC Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak. His career spanned WW2 through Vietnam and we have him to thank for the getting the Higgins boats, which he sought after witnessing abysmal beach landings in the Pacific. Worth a read by any American, especially those who love military history.


If you haven't read anything by Coram, you're missing out. He also wrote books about John Boyd, Bud Day and another double ace of WW2. I haven't read Double Ace, but the rest were outstanding.