I was reminded of this book when I saw the John Wayne film adaptation on TV. It is a fantastic WWII fictional account of Navy life, back in the days before ships were out-numbered by admirals.

Ohio was the hub of the midwest industrial revolution. Part of that was the transportation infrastructure. In the early 1800s,Ohio had canals running north to south and soon had rails spreading into the agricultural lands. The “Grasshopper” was one of those lines.

Afghanistan- A Russian Soldier’s Story is an autobiographical account of twenty month’s service in the “graveyard of empires.” The stories and photographs capture the horror of war and service to the Supreme Soviet like nothing else I’ve read.