Sometimes I feel the need to mix it up a bit. I thought it would be fun to leave business books for this month and dive into some early American history. The truth be told, I love this stuff. And, if I could, I would read these types of books almost exclusively.
Living in the 21st century with instant communication, from anywhere to the rest of the world, it's stressful to put yourself in early 19th century; no phones, internet, email, etc. Military (life and death) communications are via a letter sent on a ship. If there's fowl weather, it may take a few weeks for your letter to be received and the answer returned. It's amazing they were able to coordinate any type of international mission back then.
In this book, you'll read about brave and patriotic marines, spineless diplomats, weasel-like politicians and cultural Moslems (that's how they used to spell it). A true emotional roller-coaster for the reader.
If you like reading history, I would absolutely recommend this book. It's well researched and well organized. If you're not into slightly dry and sometimes tedious history books, I wouldn't recommend you invest the time.