Military Reading

[MJ85]

Sooooo...taking a look at Russ Marine's videos has made me want to pick up some good military reading. American military, that is.

 

Only one problem. GA doesn't offer much!

 

So...who can recommend a good story featuring some military men?

[Zombie]

I've just read a new "period" story by Mickey S called Blitzed. It begins in 1939 on the Queen Mary and is about two high school boys and their families and how they get caught up in WWII - the boys enlist, one in the army, the other in the airforce, and takes you right through the war. It's generally well written, and the writer has obviously done a lot of research to use historical events and period styles of speech. It's a good long read and gives a genuine feeling of "being there" with the characters. I've probably got some more military stories I can dig out if you want.

 

http://www.crvboy.org/stories/mickey/s004/c01.html

 

Just noticed you specified American military - the one family is American and obviously the Americans were in WWII - well from 1942 ...

Edited April 19, 2013 by Zombie

[Cia]

One of my fav 'paranormal' military stories is Strength of the Pack by Kendall Mackenna. It was freaking awesome. I read it twice, straight through, back to back when I got it. I have it on kindle... I believe I can 'loan' it once. If you're really nice to me... PM me if you're interested.

 

I haven't personally read this, but reddirtwriter has a short story called Digitals and Denim.  JamesSavik has what looks like an 80k novel about teenagers and military fighting, even if it isn't formal (maybe a Red Dawn type of piece?) called In the Shadow of the Dragon. I found those via the tag search with 'military'. I know there aren't as many of that type as other stories, but it's a start. Hopefully you can find something you enjoy, or you'll get more suggestions.

[MikeL]

Michael9344's The Game series are very well written modern day military stories...no world war, but plenty of special operations action, intrigue and personal battles.  I recommend you try them.

[JamesSavik]

https://www.gayauthors.org/author/ghostryder15

[MJ85]

Michael9344's The Game series are very well written modern day military stories...no world war, but plenty of special operations action, intrigue and personal battles.  I recommend you try them.

 

Already did/doing. I read those as he wrote them. (And Shadows, as well - looks like he intends to finish that one first before going back to Game. No biggie.)

 

https://www.gayauthors.org/author/ghostryder15

 

I checked out Kombat Kids once...but it got to a point where it turned me off.

 

I've just read a new "period" story by Mickey S called Blitzed. It begins in 1939 on the Queen Mary and is about two high school boys and their families and how they get caught up in WWII - the boys enlist, one in the army, the other in the airforce, and takes you right through the war. It's generally well written, and the writer has obviously done a lot of research to use historical events and period styles of speech. It's a good long read and gives a genuine feeling of "being there" with the characters. I've probably got some more military stories I can dig out if you want.

 

http://www.crvboy.org/stories/mickey/s004/c01.html

 

Just noticed you specified American military - the one family is American and obviously the Americans were in WWII - well from 1942 ...

 

Hmmmmm. Not quite what I had in mind, as I usually don't check out "historical" stories past a certain point in time, but seeing as it's set in WWII, I might check it out.

 

One of my fav 'paranormal' military stories is Strength of the Pack by Kendall Mackenna. It was freaking awesome. I read it twice, straight through, back to back when I got it. I have it on kindle... I believe I can 'loan' it once. If you're really nice to me... PM me if you're interested.

 

I haven't personally read this, but reddirtwriter has a short story called Digitals and Denim.  JamesSavik has what looks like an 80k novel about teenagers and military fighting, even if it isn't formal (maybe a Red Dawn type of piece?) called In the Shadow of the Dragon. I found those via the tag search with 'military'. I know there aren't as many of that type as other stories, but it's a start. Hopefully you can find something you enjoy, or you'll get more suggestions.

 

Haha, that's okay - paranormal-military isn't really what I had in mind either. (You've got a missing letter typo in the link to James's story there BTW. )

 

Anybody else have anything to recommend from off-site?

[JamesSavik]

Here you go-

 

In the Shadow of the Dragon == > https://www.gayauthors.org/story/jamessavik/intheshadowofthedragon