Top products from r/ProjectMilSim
We found 21 product mentions on r/ProjectMilSim. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
2. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
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Number of reviews: 1
Back Bay Books
3. MSI GT Series GT72 Dominator Pro-211 17.3-Inch Laptop (Aluminum Black)
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Number of reviews: 1
Intel Core i7-4710HQ (2.5GHz, 6MB Cache)16GB DDR3L 1600 MHz1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive, 128GB M.2 Solid-State Drive17.3-inch Full HD eDP Anti-glare Screen; NVIDIA Geforce GTX980M with 8GB GDDR5 VRAMBD Burner; Windows 8.1
4. Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
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Number of reviews: 1
St Martin s Griffin
5. First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
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Number of reviews: 1
Great product!
6. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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Number of reviews: 1
Power of Habits
8. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1)
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Great product!
10. Neuromancer
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11. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
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Back Bay Books
13. Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
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14. The Road
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acclaimed Cormac McCarthy's latest novel The Roadsearing postapocalyptic novel
15. The Lord of the Rings
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Harper Collins Paperbacks
16. Nineteen Eighty Four (Penguin Modern Classics)
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PENGUIN GROUP
18. The Hunter Killers: The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions of the Vietnam War
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William Morrow & Co
Are you looking for pulse pounding, believable-but-still-inventive enough, hardcore mercenary action? Well look no further.
Direct Action - Written by a former Ranger/SF guy, this is the first in a set of (so far) 3 books featuring Deckard as the main character. Deckard is a former SF and CIA SAD guy who ends up getting contracted by a shady cabal to form a PMC for them to use in their attempt to bring about a NWO. He says "fuck that." This is honestly some of the best in the genre of military fiction. Written by a dude who has been there and done that, it's well written and believable enough, and the action...gritty, hardcore, doorkicking, operating action. It does not stop once it starts, and neither do the sequels, Target Deck and Direct Action. They're a blast to read and I can't recommend them enough.
Task Force Desperate - America's dollar has collapsed. The military is incredibly underfunded and no longer has the ability to project power. This all comes to a head when an American military base in Djibouti is attacked and taken over. With the US no longer able to respond to events such as these, Jeff's PMC, Praetorians, are contracted to handle the situation. The guy that wrote it is a former Recon Marine, so similar to Jack Murphy, he's been there, done that, and it shows. If you want hardcore action, this is another solid book for you. The plot is a bit out there, but hey, fuck it, it's fun.
Moving away from fiction...
Level Zero Heroes - Written by one of the first MARSOC dudes that went into Afghanistan when MARSOC was first stood up. He's his MSOC's forward air controller, and it's just a pretty cool and interesting look into the special operations world from a new (at the time) SOF unit.
Horse Soldiers - About the first ODA that went into Afghanistan within weeks of 9/11. They worked really closely with CIA SAD, and it's an incredibly interesting write up on what these guys managed to do in incredibly austere conditions. They rolled around the country on horseback. That's bad ass.
First In - Similar to Horse Soldiers, but written by one of the CIA paramilitary officers that coordinated with the Northern Alliance and the SF ODAs when they first came in country. A bit dry, but if you're interested in this sort of thing, it's one of the best (and only, from its perspective) accounts of the early parts of the Global War On Terror.
Now for some non military stuff.
Dune - The best sci-fi novel ever written, bar none. It has political intrigue, an oppressed people against an overwhelmingly larger force, oh, and giant sandworms. It's hard to describe just how rich the world of Dune is in a simple paragraph, so I won't even try. If you're into sci-fi and you haven't read Dune, you owe it to yourself. You're in for a treat.
The Road - The bleakest thing I've ever read. It takes place after some type of apocalyptic event in the US (which is never detailed), and is the story of a father and his young son attempting to survive in the wasteland amongst cannibals that keep their "livestock," chained in a basement, roving bands of marauders, and other horrors. It's written in an incredibly minimalist style which adds to the tone and atmosphere so much. If you want something heavy, this is your book.
I'll probably add more but here are my recommendations for now.
On the next drop from Stork Element.
I'm serious. I play at my desktop,that is actually more powerful than it, aside from the GTX 1070 currently installed.
And then there is the drop from Eagle Element. Only thing less than Stork, half the ram. Surprisingly, makes all the difference.
Three machines, 1 license, and no other players. :/
No love for self-help books? Can't think of better genre that might "change your life". Have been reading The Power of Habit and have successfully applied it in creating some good habits and breaking some bad ones.
Other good books in my opinion are Rich Dad Poor Dad and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Both really get me thinking, and I keep the latter around for browsing through every now and then since it's a fun read both philosophically and historically.
Also, I'm offensive and I find your P.S. Swedish. :(
After loads of reading on the bus to work every day, here follows my reading list for military aviation:
Modern
Vietnam
WWII
Overall/Other
Bonus non-military aviation
I highly second the recommendations of Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and Diamond Age. I would also recommend:
Two favourite books,
Lord of the Rings, J.R.R Tolkien: Link First real book I ever read. It was a huge world that was mine alone to be in. Incredibly deep and engaging, knocks the shit out of the films. 10/10
1984, George Orwell: Link Another one that I read a fair few years ago now, it completely changed the way I looked at the world. It's a bit of a downer, so maybe don't read it if you're feeling low but it's important to be reminded every once in a while that 2+2 really can equal 5 in this life.
Honorable mentions, too many to list but here's some:
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley: Link Excellent book in a similar vein to 1984. It's set in 2540, but it was written between the Great War and world war 2. Brilliant, immersive book.
Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy: [Link] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Storm-Rising-Tom-Clancy/dp/0006173624/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467190783&sr=1-1&keywords=Red+Storm+Rising) Cold war gone hot, WW3, standard stuff. Clancy was in the USN during the cold war which lends it a grittier, more believable edge. One for those who are into military hardware and strategy.
Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare: Link Needs no introduction. It's a panty-dropper guys, trust me. That aside, excellent story about centered around conflict and tragedy. Not quite as focused on love as most people think.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson: [Link] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Dragon-Tattoo-Millennium/dp/0857054031/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467190947&sr=1-1&keywords=girl+with+the+dragon+tattoo) Brutally graphic crime novel brought to life by the central character. You're so involved in her problems that it's a struggle to put down.
Tokyo Vice
ake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where for twelve years he covered the dark side of Japan: extortion, murder, human trafficking, fiscal corruption, and of course, the yakuza. But when his final scoop exposed a scandal that reverberated all the way from the neon soaked streets of Tokyo to the polished Halls of the FBI and resulted in a death threat for him and his family, Adelstein decided to step down. Then, he fought back. In Tokyo Vice he delivers an unprecedented look at Japanese culture and searing memoir about his rise from cub reporter to seasoned journalist with a price on his head.
https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Vice-American-Reporter-Police/dp/0307475298