Are You OnPoint?

A couple of new books just hit the shelves and recently made my reading list.  Chances are, you might be interested in them too.
The first is Long Rifle: A Sniper’s Story in Iraq and Afghanistan by Joe LeBleu.  LeBleu is an Army Ranger and Sniper School grad that saw action in the War on Terror.  There’s plenty of action in the book, which is only 187-pages.  It’s the perfect length for a Sunday afternoon.  You’ll enjoy a lot of shooter jargon, details on kit, as well as interesting stories of his interaction with members of the 10th MTN and his transition back to civilian life.  It’s a good, quick read.  I was actually looking for the next title on my list, but this caught my eye, so I decided to pick it up.

Securing the City: Inside America’s Best Counterterror Force—the NYPD was recently reviewed in the Economist, so I was out looking for a copy this weekend.  Unfortunately, it’s too new, so I had to back order it with my bookstore.  You might want to save yourself the hassle and order online.  It’s about the NYPD’s counter-terrorism division– apparently one of the best outfits in the business.  The author, Christopher Dickey, is an expert in the field– and was writing about UBL for almost a decade before the attacks on September 11, 2001.  His style has a quick and thrilling pace, so it should to be a good one.

That’s all for now.  I just wanted to give you guys a couple of options in case you didn’t make the switch to digital and recently “went dark” like we did.  It’s all rabbit ears and candles at my house, guys.  Gotta go beat my clothes against some rocks and shoot me something for dinner now.  Have a good one!

– Evan