Archive for July, 2012

Shortcut to create properties in Visual Studio

Type “prop” and then press tab twice:

public int MyProperty { get; set; }

“propfull”, then tab twice, will generate the field and the full property.

private int myVar;

public int MyProperty
{
get { return myVar;}
set { myVar = value;}
}

Eyes of the Eagle: F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968

An insightful first person account of Vietnam in late 68. Stops abruptly after six months into his tour.

Eyes of the Eagle: F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968

Road Dogs: A Novel

Not sure how many more Elmore has in him, so enjoy it while it lasts.

Road Dogs: A Novel

Blood on the Shores

Writing is a bit stilted, but does shed some light on a little covered area of WWII.

Blood on the Shores

Storm Prey

Lucas is starting to fray a bit.

Storm Prey

The Black Ice

Back to the beginning – jumping around in the series.

The Black Ice (Harry Bosch)

I: The Creation of a Serial Killer

Sad, pathetic, disturbing piece of work.

I: The Creation of a Serial Killer

Nine Dragons

This one stretches the willful suspension of disbelief, but good for a raining day

Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch)

Brassey’s Air Combat Reader

Great first person accounts – Korean War section has some interesting passages.

Brassey’s Air Combat Reader

Kill Shot

Not real keen on the super secret agent genre, but this was ok.

Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp)

Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War’s Greatest Untold Story–The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company

Some interesting first person accounts.

Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War’s Greatest Untold Story–The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company