Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier. The LRRPs–Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols–were that new breed of fighting man. They operated in six-man teams deep within enemy territory, and were the eyes and ears of the units they served. This is their story–of perseverence under extreme hardship and uncommon bravery–and how they carried out the war’s most hazardous missions.
Month: July 2015
Iran’s return to the oil supply chain and what it means
Good article from Bloomberg on what the Nuclear deal and the acceptance of Iran back into the global fold means to the oil markets.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-14/what-iran-s-nuclear-deal-means-for-the-global-crude-oil-market
Books I Read
Started a new section to begin tracking the books that I have read, but not in chronological order.
Just wanted to keep a record for future reference and also to give some insight into my reading habits
Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders by Richard Ellis Preston Jr
In a post-apocalyptic world of endless snow, eighteen-year-old Captain Romulus Buckle and the stalwart crew of the Pneumatic Zeppelin must embark on a perilous mission to rescue their kidnapped leader, Balthazar Crankshaft, from the impenetrable City of the Founders. Steaming over a territory once known as Southern California–before it was devastated in the alien war–Buckle navigates his massive airship through skies infested with enemy war zeppelins and ravenous alien beasties in this swashbuckling and high-octane steampunk adventure. Life is desperate in the Snow World–and death is quick–Buckle and his ship’s company must brave poisoned wastelands of noxious mustard and do battle with forgewalkers, steampipers and armored locomotives as they plunge from the skies into the underground prison warrens of the fortress-city.
Captain Romulus Buckle must lead the Pneumatic Zeppelin and its crew of never-do-wells on a desperate mission where he must risk everything to save Balthazar and attempt to prevent a catastrophic war which could wipe out all that is left of civilization and the entire human race.