Experiment in Survival. By Lt. Cmdr. George Sigler, USNR.
Lieutenants Sigler and Gore left San Francisco in a rubber inflatable boat with absolutely no water and only 6 pounds of food to test survival concepts while crossing the Pacific Ocean. This is the story of two men who believed that they could save lives of future castaways if they took a scientific approach to the problems of survival at sea.
Vero Technical Support, 155 31st Avenue, SW, Vero Beach, FL 32968. ISBN 0-9711100-0-X. 200 pp. $15.00 postpaid.

Leadership Under Fire! From the Battlefield to Corporate America. By Brig. Gen. Nick Halley, USA-Ret.
This book is unique. Halley speaks from high-level leadership experience in the military, government, and corporate worlds. His leadership principles are well illustrated with entertaining and inspiring real-world stories. This book teaches, inspires, and motivates leaders at all levels to Take Action Now and be better leaders and followers in their organizations. A must read for leaders at all levels.
Available from the author, 19 Hawthorn Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047. (847) 719-2637. www.generalnickspeaks.com. ISBN 1-59196-779-1. 141 pp. $16.00 plus postage.

Terrorism: The Target Is You! The War Against Radical Islam. By Brig. Gen. Nick Halley, USA-Ret.
Halley provides a new perspective on the war against terrorism. He explains in strong, simple, and hard-hitting terms the background, strategy, significance, and the potentially devastating effects of the war against the international network of radical Muslim forces (terrorists) and the countries that support them. A must read for all citizens.
Available from the author, 19 Hawthorn Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047. (847) 719-2637. www.generalnickspeaks.com. ISBN 1-59196-759-7. 97 pp. $14.00 plus postage.

A Sailor’s History of the U.S. Navy. By Lt. Cmdr. Thomas J. Cutler, USN.
Adopted by the U.S. Navy for issue to all new sailors, Cutler’s book brings to life events that have shaped and inspired the Navy of today while highlighting the roles of all sailors – from seaman to admiral. Rather than focus entirely upon such naval icons as Stephen Decatur and Chester Nimitz, as most histories do, Cutler, a retired lieutenant commander and former second class petty officer, brings to the forefront the contributions of enlisted people. You’ll read about Quartermaster Peter Williams, who steered the ironclad Monitor into history, and Hospital Corpsman Tayinikia Campbell, who saved lives in USS Cole after she was struck by terrorists in Yemen. The result is a unique account that captures the Navy’s heritage as much as its history and provided inspiration as well as information while emphasizing that most essential element of naval history: the sailor.
Naval Institute Press, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402. (410) 295-1081. www.Navalinstitute.org. ISBN 1-59114-151-6. 296 pp. $27.95 plus postage.

Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological, Chemical, and Biological. By Lt. Col. Roland E. Langford, USA-Ret.
The threat of unconventional weapons has always been a feature of warfare. Langford profiles the nature and effects of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, defining their history, describing how they work, explaining how they’re delivered, and discussing protection and medical treatments.
Wiley-Interscience Publishers, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. (800) 825-7550. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com. ISBN 0-471-46560-7. 394 pp. $94.50 plus postage.

The Pentagon and the Presidency: Civil-Military Relations from FDR to George W. Bush. By Capt. Dale R. Herspring, USNR.
While presidents have always kept a watchful eye on the military, our generals have been equally vigilant in assessing the commander-in-chief. Their views, however, have been relatively neglected in the literature on civil-military relations. By taking us inside the military’s mind in this matter, Herspring’s new book provides a path-breaking, utterly candid, and much-needed reassessment of a key relationship in American government and foreign policymaking.
University Press of Kansas, 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66049-3905. (785) 864-4154. www.kansaspress.ku.edu. ISBN 0-7006-1355-2. 490 pp. $39.95 plus postage.

Into Fields of Fire. By Austin J. “Buck” Buchanan and Maj. W. L. George Collins, USAF-Ret.
This story is taken from notes Austin “Buck” Buchanan wrote in notebooks he carried in his pocket all during World War II. “Buck” is no longer with us. Collins edited and compiled “Buck’s” notes into a manuscript that became this book. Here you will ride with “Buck” as he flies his plane through a field of fire so intense that one shell blows a hole in the plane big enough for a man to go through and uncountable bullet holes perforated the plane. All aircraft controls are shot out except elevator and ailerons. You will ride with him as he manages to complete his mission and bring his barely flying plane back to England. And you will ride with him through hundreds more such harrowing trips, in his C-47 with no armor plate and no guns, into other fields of fire, and often impossible weather.
Xlibris Corp., 436 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. (888) 795-4274. www.xlibris.com. ISBN 1-4134-5200-0. 346 pp. $32.99 plus postage.

MEMOIRS

Stories From Three Wars: One Soldier’s Memories. By Col. Charles L. Crain, USA-Ret.
This is a collection of compassionate short stories about the wartime adventures and personal remembrances of a career Army officer while serving during three tough wars and many challenging assignments as a professional peacetime soldier. Crain begins his collection of remembrances with his induction into the U.S. Army in Texas. His stories quickly pick up pace beginning with his sudden thrust into the leadership role of a platoon sergeant. With a frequent dose of cheerful wit and ardent humor Crain's short stories follow one adventure after another through war and peace to his eventual rise as a very successful and highly decorated colonel of the Army. The Reprint Company, Publishers, Spartanburg, SC. (817) 279-6348. www.soldiermemories.com. ISBN 0-87152-546-1. 227 pp. $25.00 plus postage.

Adventures and Misadventures: The Life and Some of the Times of George W. Carrington, USMC. By Col. George W. Carrington, USMC-Ret.
Col. George Carrington’s memoir intimately covers combat in WWII’s Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima; Korea; and Vietnam. After training as a Chinese linguist, he experienced great adventures in China and Taiwan. His peacetime tales of unusual courts-martial and service as aide to Gen. Maxwell Taylor, CJCS, are captivating.
Vantage Press, 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. (212) 736-1767. www.vantagepress.com. ISBN 0-533-14859-6. 203 pp. $14.95 plus postage.