Two great books I just finished...neither is about fishing.
"The New American Militarisim : How Americans Are Seduced by War" - Andrew Bacevich
A West Point grad, BU historian and Vietnam Vet studies how the US perception of war has dramatically changed (often for the worse) since the Vietnam War. Extremely well documented and brutally honest, this book places the Bush doctrine and current events into naked context. Not a partisan book, everyone should read this.
"One Bullet Away : The Making of a Marine Officer" - Nathaniel Fick
Amazing first person account of what it takes to become a Recon Marine and what combat in Afghanistan and Iraq was really like. To be honest, every Marine I've ever known was a bit wacky and now I understand why
Next time I'm freezing my ass off on a rock, I'll just think of how easy life really is.
I'm going to make my stepson read this for sure.
-spence