Happy 4th of July from bookshelfbattle.com!
While you’re waiting for those hamburgers to cook, here are some patriotic book suggestions:
1. 1776, John Adams or pretty much anything by author David McCullough. In fact, if you’re too tipsy from knocking back cold ones at the barbecue, you could always watch John Adams on demand on HBO.
2. Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose – also available as a series on HBO.
3. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell – Check out my review here.
4. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen. Again, if you’re still groggy from multiple cold one consumption, you can just watch Zero Dark Thirty Both provide interesting portrayals of the hunt for America’s most wanted and despised terrorist.
5. The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane
6. The Green Berets by Robin Moore. Beer? Yeah, that’s ok. They made an awesome classic movie based on the book starring John Wayne.
7. Anything by the late Tom Clancy, though if I had to choose one, it would be The Hunt for Red October Yes, there is a movie starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin, but ok, you might have a drinking problem.
8. The Fort by Bernard Cornwell – set during the American Revolution
9. 1775 by Kevin Phillips – about the year leading up to the American Revolution.
10. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which provided the basis for the Lincoln movie starring Daniel Day Lewis.
These are just some of my recommendations, but is not an exhaustive list by any means. Did I miss one of your favorites? Feel free to share it in the comments below. Happy 4th!
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