A decent tribute to the genre. I’ve enjoyed a number of books along this line and this one was no exception, however, I was a little disappointed and a couple of things. Number one: just say that the United States military is there to do nothing but kill people and nothing else shows that you have absolutely no clue of the role that the military has taken on in the last 20 to 30 years. We are off on a peacekeeping armada, and are there is a show of force to avoid at all cost bloodshed. Because even though violence is needed in many circumstances the strong know how to prevent violence if it all possible. Number two: it is pre-65 coinage that is 90% silver not pre-64 do your research please. and last but certainly not least, libertarians and their isolationist mentality and low opinion of the military has always left me cold. It’s often the reason why I refer to myself as a hard-core right wing constitutional conservative even though I have some libertarian leanings I would never become a member of the party or call myself one because honestly I think they are too weak to lead. In order to have strong borders you have to reach beyond your own borders to scout out and see what is coming. You don’t wait until the devils at your door before you take action you seek him out long before he gets here.