What are you reading in July?

Okay, I finished 2017 War With Russia this past week. A very easy read with some elements of Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy) and Red Phoenix (Larry Bond). However it contains less in the way of combat narrative and more political narrative, repeatedly emphasizing NATO's lack of preparedness and political will.

What was amazing was how art imitates life (or the other way around).

As I'm reading the opening story line of a small group of American Army trainers in Ukraine being kidnapped by Russians, taken to Crimea and paraded as saboteurs; I'm reading the same story in the newspaper inwhich Ukrainian soldiers where paraded as saboteurs by the Russians.

Later in the book cyberwarfare experts describe how a worm (Rasputin) can be used to attack and take control of Russian military comms; I'm also reading in the newspaper how the NSA's most secret cyberweapon a worm called Rubicon which does the same thing has been stolen, some of the code made public, with the remaining code to be auctioned to the highest bidder.

Blew me away!

Last edited by Major Dragon; 08/20/16 04:16 PM.

#4290141 - 08/24/16 02:06 PM Re: What are you reading in July? [Re: Major Dragon]
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No Fear Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 286	Originally Posted By: Major Dragon Okay, I finished 2017 War With Russia this past week. A very easy read with some elements of Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy) and Red Phoenix (Larry Bond). However it contains less in the way of combat narrative and more political narrative, repeatedly emphasizing NATO's lack of preparedness and political will. What was amazing was how art imitates life (or the other way around). As I'm reading the opening story line of a small group of American Army trainers in Ukraine being kidnapped by Russians, taken to Crimea and paraded as saboteurs; I'm reading the same story in the newspaper inwhich Ukrainian soldiers where paraded as saboteurs by the Russians. Later in the book cyberwarfare experts describe how a worm (Rasputin) can be used to attack and take control of Russian military comms; I'm also reading in the newspaper how the NSA's most secret cyberweapon a worm called Rubicon which does the same thing has been stolen, some of the code made public, with the remaining code to be auctioned to the highest bidder. Blew me away! That line there says it all ! I couldn't have said it better myself MD. Things like that make you wonder sometimes... Anything else that made you raise an eyebrow in that book MD? Stupidity is invincible.