Thanks to Fine Games (and let's be honest, that's mirth's fault), I have Hunt For Red October coming my way this Wednesday. I'm also looking to trade with a guy on BGG for Red Storm Rising, to make a mega-WW3 game of the two. The guy that owns RSR lives near me and is a game developer on top of that, too.
Mainly I'm looking to convert my daughter's boyfriend to wargaming. I've since gotten him BIG into board gaming, but the real test will be to see if he likes wargames, and either of these are light enough I think to be good entry-level games to play at Christmas.