For my commute I like to listen to books on tape. At the moment I'm into non-fiction, David Halberstram's The Coldest War, about the Korean War. Heard a great line this morning that really stuck with me.
"No more victories, only death."
Wouldn't that be a great title for a novel?
He also had a terrific passage about how men develop in war. How green recruits will become salty over time, with nothing more than putting battle after battle under their belts. And how some privates never become salty, they just stay green no matter the situation. Just great stuff. Sure makes a fellow realize how bad a leader can be. Some of the Army leaders in Korea were horrendous. Too bad I can't transcribe the whole thing here.
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