/lit/ - Literature

>>22404102
Same. Worst part is that when it went down some days ago I was legitimately sad and thinking about what the fuck would I do with my life afterwards, where I'd go. Somehow this site always looks like a shadow of its former self.

>>19861528
Finishing up my last 2 deployment downloads. First Casualty by Toby Harnden is up right now, though I've slacked off too much. Mini Philosophy by Johnny Thompson is a lunchtime quickie as it's broken down into shorts.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for the Soviet-Afg war? Afgantsy by Rodric Braithwaite was fantastic, covering both the political and military aspect of the conflict, but I'd like to get some new material.

>>15348908
Those Gaylo books were horrible. Both writing and the themes of the books.
Here are a few recommendations:

Frontlines series by Marko Kloos
The one thing that makes this awfully generic series stand out is the quality of writing. Here you have all the usual tropes - future Cold War (along the pretty much same lines), Air Combat Controller in SPACEEEEE, general dystopia, inexplicably hostile aliens, the works.
But it is a well written and fun read.

The Subterrene War series by T.C. McCarthy
Really bleak, hard and near future mil sci-fi, written by a former intelligence analyst. Hard characters, hard science (focused on military affairs) and avoidance of usual tropes.
The first book reads like Dispatches by Michael Herr in a future conflict.

Future Weapons of War a collection of short stories edited by Joe Haldeman
Dozen or so authors with their take on future military conflicts. You'll probably find something you like there.