ReubenB
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Anyone give this book a read willing to share their thoughts & opinions? Considering of downloading a copy to the Kindle.
Book - The Guerrilla Factory: The Making of Special Forces Officers, the Green Berets
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Flagg
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I rate the book pretty highly.
I think it gives the best in depth description and understanding of the modern Q course currently in mass media open source.
But having said that I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10, a bit behind Dick Couch's book "Chosen Soldier" which offers a similar 3rd person(instead of 1st person) narrative.
As far as 1st person narrative for US Army SF books, I'm a huge fan of Col Banks' book "From OSS to Green Beret" about the formation of US Army SF as well as the book "Bank's Bandits" by Edward Fitzgerald.
Just my 0.02c
I think it gives the best in depth description and understanding of the modern Q course currently in mass media open source.
But having said that I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10, a bit behind Dick Couch's book "Chosen Soldier" which offers a similar 3rd person(instead of 1st person) narrative.
As far as 1st person narrative for US Army SF books, I'm a huge fan of Col Banks' book "From OSS to Green Beret" about the formation of US Army SF as well as the book "Bank's Bandits" by Edward Fitzgerald.
Just my 0.02c
ReubenB
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Thanks for the tips. I've read Couch's book. I'll have to look up "From OSS to Green Beret" and "Bank's Bandits" by Edward Fitzgerald.
If you can find it I recommend "The Company They Keep" by AJ Simons.
In the Amazon link, the cover they show is a pic of my Team, yes, I'm on it.
In the Amazon link, the cover they show is a pic of my Team, yes, I'm on it.
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This is one of the best books I've read on the US Army Special Forces and the men who serve on an ODA. I've read it a few times.
That was a very interesting book. I thought allowing her to hang with the one ODA (she did not paint in a favorable light) was an interesting decision.
As a note, the cover pic is not the team in the book, it was taken at 10th Group during a Group Formation. One of the guys in that pic ended up as a CSM.
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Oh I am so buying it in hardcover and making you sign it over your pic. It'll go on the same shelf with the autographed Brad Thor and Chris Kyle books.
ETA: The sepia tone does nothing for your pink hair.
The sepia tone and pixellation were for security when it was published.
I think the first person perspective of Guerrilla factory is worth a read too.
A little bit different than Chosen Soldier. I enjoyed it.
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I read it and really enjoyed it.
Will definately look for "The Company They Keep"!
Will definately look for "The Company They Keep"!
