Recs if you like Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War...
Imperialism and the cost of American intervention
Project 2025 of the Trump administration included 18 mentions of Venezuela along with China, North Korea and Russia "The US has an opportunity to lead these democratic nations in the fight against these external pressures" The list includes historical books with the addition of a few works of fiction based on stories of a similar political climate, the main themes being • The US history of enforcing foreign governments • The economics of an "empire" • The media of expansion and propaganda
we lucky few
the books that inspired the hbo war collection (listed below) and auto/biographies by those featured in them.
band of brothers (2001) generation kill (2008) the pacific (2010) masters of the air (2024)*
*aired on appletv due to budget requirements, but was created as a companion to the previous three.
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Winners
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual $10,000 award given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern." The prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and by the Columbia University School of Journalism.
