Unconventional Warriors

Author : Matthew B. Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781440835056

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Unconventional Warriors by Matthew B. Hill Pdf

Tracing the "American Guerrilla" narrative through more than one hundred years of film and television, this book shows how the conventions and politics of this narrative influence Americans to see themselves as warriors, both on screen and in history. American guerrillas fight small-scale battles that, despite their implications for large-scale American victories, often go untold. This book evaluates those stories to illumine the ways in which film and television have created, reinforced, and circulated an "American Guerrilla" fantasy—a mythic narrative in which Americans, despite having the most powerful military in history, are presented as underdog resistance fighters against an overwhelming and superior occupying evil. Unconventional Warriors: The Fantasy of the American Resistance Fighter in Television and Film explains that this fantasy has occupied the center of numerous war films and in turn shaped the way in which Americans see those wars and themselves. Informed by the author's expertise on war in contemporary literature and popular culture, this book begins with an introduction that outlines the basics of the "American Guerrilla" narrative and identifies it as a recurring theme in American war films. Subsequent chapters cover one hundred years of American "guerrillas" in film and television. The book concludes with a chapter on science fiction narratives, illustrating how the conventions and politics of these stories shape even the representation of wholly fictional, imagined wars on screen.

Author : Walter Morris Herd
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476601526

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Unconventional Warrior by Walter Morris Herd Pdf

This fascinating look at the life of a modern-day professional soldier gives the reader an inside view of the deadly global war on terror. Herd argues that conflicting political objectives have muddied the way forward for the on-the-ground commanders and thus threaten the prospect of any real victory in Afghanistan. He uses everyday stories to make his points: "One of the local leaders pointed to his wrist and said to my interpreter, 'the Americans have all the watches but we have all the time.' That made a lasting impression on me." Colonel Herd was one of the highest ranking officers on the ground with a command of some 4,000 elite soldiers from all branches of the U.S. military and five other coalition nations. It was a mission he had trained for all of his life. A sixth-generation soldier, Herd became a master parachutist, a combat scuba diver, a Green Beret and an Army Ranger. He conducted combat missions against the Taliban by using the Special Forces mandate to work by, with and through the local population.

Author : Thomas H. Keith,J. Terry Riebling
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429984881

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SEAL Warrior by Thomas H. Keith,J. Terry Riebling Pdf

During the Vietnam era, many of the U.S. Navy SEALs (SEa, Air, Land commandos) never filed for a Purple Heart unless they were severely wounded. Thomas H. Keith, Master Chief, SEAL Team 2, is living proof. He carries a piece of shrapnel behind one lung, a reminder of the day he called in 40 mm mortar fire on the enemy that was trying to catch up to his crew as the crew hauled ass out of the bush. Not only did he never report it, it was never removed---it just wasn't serious enough. SEAL Warrior is the vivid, gritty, transporting memoir of a man destined for combat, a third-generation soldier for whom serving his country was not only an honor, it was tradition. While his grandfathers fought in France, and his father's position as a U.S. Navy Chief took him all around the world, Tom Keith fought his first war in the jungles of Vietnam. Fighting a guerilla war on foreign soil for the first time in American history, the SEALS found that there were no front lines; the enemy was an integral part of the entire society. This atypical form of warfare demanded that new tactics, new strategic applications of force, and a new understanding of a complex social and cultural enmity be found. SEAL Warrior goes beyond the horror and bravado of battle to offer a deeper insight into the ways in which the SEALs fought, learned, reacted, and expanded their understanding of guerilla warfare during the Vietnam War. It's also a personal, riveting account of how one young American survived, and, over time, grew to trust and revere many of those who once had been his enemy. With America again deeply involved in guerilla warfare, there is no better time to honor the unique abilities, understanding, and courage of these warriors who sacrificed it all to fight for nothing less than peace.

Author : Rich Hungerford
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781982290566

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The Warrior and the Wolf by Rich Hungerford Pdf

There is an arduous path that warriors walk, no matter where they live in the world. True warriors seek to learn what serves them and what does not, what is selfish and what is selfless, and how to decide in favor of light over dark. Like everyone else, the warrior owns the consequences, good or bad. In a how-to manual, modern-day warrior Rich Hungerford offers guidance and support to a new era of warriors desiring to positively impact the world while navigating the challenges of life. Intertwined with his often deeply-personal insights gathered from his own life journey is philosophical guidance on how to successfully walk the warriors’ path. Within the three stages of the journey, Hungerford candidly describes both the difficulties and rewards that accompany a warrior’s commitment to personal growth, provides an awareness of the importance of developing the mind, body, and spirit along the way, and encourages the acceptance of and surrender to a personal destiny with grace. The Warrior and the Wolf shares wisdom, insights, and advice for warriors seeking guidance on how to walk a spiritual path to develop the higher self, live true, and truly live.

Author : Randall B. Woods
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465037889

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Shadow Warrior by Randall B. Woods Pdf

World War II commando, Cold War spy, and CIA director under presidents Nixon and Ford, William Egan Colby played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century. A quintessential member of the greatest generation, Colby embodied the moral and strategic ambiguities of the postwar world, and first confronted many of the dilemmas about power and secrecy that America still grapples with today. In Shadow Warrior, eminent historian Randall B. Woods presents a riveting biography of Colby, revealing that this crusader for global democracy was also drawn to the darker side of American power. Aiming to help reverse the spread of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia, Colby joined the U.S. Army in 1941, just as America entered World War II. He served with distinction in France and Norway, and at the end of the war transitioned into America's first peacetime intelligence agency: the CIA. Fresh from the fight against fascism, Colby zealously redirected his efforts against international communism. He insisted on the importance of fighting communism on the ground, doggedly applying guerilla tactics for counterinsurgency, sabotage, surveillance, and information-gathering on the new battlefields of the Cold War. Over time, these strategies became increasingly ruthless; as head of the CIA's Far East Division, Colby oversaw an endless succession of assassination attempts, coups, secret wars in Laos and Cambodia, and the Phoenix Program, in which 20,000 civilian supporters of the Vietcong were killed. Colby ultimately came clean about many of the CIA's illegal activities, making public a set of internal reports -- known as the "family jewels" -- that haunt the agency to this day. Ostracized from the intelligence community, he died under suspicious circumstances -- a murky ending to a life lived in the shadows. Drawing on multiple new sources, including interviews with members of Colby's family, Woods has crafted a gripping biography of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures of the twentieth century.

Author : B. T. Swami
Publisher : Golden Age Media
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798640010824

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Spiritual Warrior Part VI by B. T. Swami Pdf

“Spiritual Warrior Part VI” by Bhakti Tirtha Swami is a profound exploration of the spiritual path, offering readers profound insights into the art of conscious living and the warrior-like determination required to overcome life’s challenges. With wisdom drawn from Eastern philosophy and modern spirituality, this book guides seekers on a transformative journey toward self-realization and inner strength. It serves as a beacon of inspiration for those seeking a deeper connection with their spiritual selves.

Author : Diego Solis
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798798043552

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Unconventional Warriors by Diego Solis Pdf

This is not a book about war, nor is it a book about politics. It's about a profound spiritual journey that took Diego Solis to some of the most dangerous places on earth, inspired to answer one question: What is a warrior? From Afghanistan's snowcapped mountains to New Guinea's jungles, Unconventional Warriors will help the reader find a sense of empowerment and awaken their inner warrior. It's about finding a cause that leads to a greater sense of purpose. About choosing our battles wisely and empathizing even with those we viscerally disagree with. It's about better knowing ourselves by leaving our comfort zone and resiliently adapting to harsh, uncertain, and complex environments. About accepting our darkest fears and using them strategically to create self-trust. And it's about knowing what type of inner warrior do we want to empower in the toughest wars of all-the war against ourselves.

Author : Eric A. Eliason,Tad Tuleja
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781492000426

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Warrior Ways by Eric A. Eliason,Tad Tuleja Pdf

Warrior Ways is one of the first book-length explorations of military folklife, and focuses on the lore produced by modern American warriors, illuminating the ways in which members of the armed services creatively express the complex experience of military life. In short, lively essays, contributors to the volume, all of whom have close personal or professional relationships to the military, examine battlefield talismans, personal narrative (storytelling), “Jody calls” (marching and running cadences), slang, homophobia and transgressive humor, music, and photography, among other cultural expressions. Military folklore does not remain in an isolated subculture; it reveals our common humanity by delighting, disturbing, infuriating, and inspiring both those deeply invested in and those peripherally touched by military life. Highlighting the contemporary and historical importance of the military in American life, Warrior Ways will be of interest to scholars and students of folklore, anthropology, and popular culture; those involved in veteran services and education; and general readers interested in military culture.

Author : Richard Marcinko
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439187838

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Rogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko Pdf

A brilliant virtuoso of violence, Richard Marcinko rose through Navy ranks to create and command one of this country's most elite and classified counterterrorist units, SEAL TEAM SIX. Now this thirty-year veteran recounts the secret missions and Special Warfare madness of his worldwide military career—and the riveting truth about the top-secret Navy SEALs. Marcinko was almost inhumanly tough, and proved it on hair-raising missions across Vietnam and a war-torn world: blowing up supply junks, charging through minefields, jumping at 19,000 feet with a chute that wouldn't open, fighting hand-to-hand in a hellhole jungle. For the Pentagon, he organized the Navy's first counterterrorist unit: the legendary SEAL TEAM SIX, which went on classified missions from Central America to the Middle East, the North Sea, Africa and beyond. Then Marcinko was tapped to create Red Cell, a dirty-dozen team of the military's most accomplished and decorated counterterrorists. Their unbelievable job was to test the defenses of the Navy's most secure facilities and installations. The result was predictable: all hell broke loose. Here is the hero who saw beyond the blood to ultimate justice—and the decorated warrior who became such a maverick that the Navy brass wanted his head on a pole, and for a time, got it. Richard Marcinko—ROGUE WARRIOR.

Author : Howard E. Wasdin,Stephen Templin
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250017499

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I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior by Howard E. Wasdin,Stephen Templin Pdf

When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six—a secret unit made up of the finest soldiers in the country, if not the world. This is the dramatic tale of how Howard Wasdin overcame a tough childhood to live his dream and enter the exciting and dangerous world of Navy SEALS and Special Forces snipers. His training began with his selection for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S)—the toughest and longest military training in the world. After graduating, Wasdin saw combat in Operation Desert Storm as a member of SEAL Team Two. But he was driven to be the best of the best—he wanted to join the legendary SEAL Team Six, and at long last he reached his goal and became one of the best snipers on the planet. Soon he was fighting for his life in Africa, hunting the Somalian warlord Aidid. But the mission fell apart when his small band of soldiers found themselves cut off from help and desperately trying to rescue downed comrades during a routine mission. The Battle of Mogadishu, as it become known, left 18 American soldiers dead and 73 wounded. This is Howard Wasdin's story of overcoming numerous obstacles to become an elite American warrior.

Author : Brian McAllister Linn
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674033528

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The Echo of Battle by Brian McAllister Linn Pdf

From Lexington and Gettysburg to Normandy and Iraq, the wars of the United States have defined the nation. But after the guns fall silent, the army searches the lessons of past conflicts in order to prepare for the next clash of arms. In the echo of battle, the army develops the strategies, weapons, doctrine, and commanders that it hopes will guarantee a future victory. In the face of radically new ways of waging war, Brian Linn surveys the past assumptions--and errors--that underlie the army's many visions of warfare up to the present day. He explores the army's forgotten heritage of deterrence, its long experience with counter-guerrilla operations, and its successive efforts to transform itself. Distinguishing three martial traditions--each with its own concept of warfare, its own strategic views, and its own excuses for failure--he locates the visionaries who prepared the army for its battlefield triumphs and the reactionaries whose mistakes contributed to its defeats. Discussing commanders as diverse as Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton, and Colin Powell, and technologies from coastal artillery to the Abrams tank, he shows how leadership and weaponry have continually altered the army's approach to conflict. And he demonstrates the army's habit of preparing for wars that seldom occur, while ignoring those it must actually fight. Based on exhaustive research and interviews, The Echo of Battle provides an unprecedented reinterpretation of how the U.S. Army has waged war in the past and how it is meeting the new challenges of tomorrow.

Author : Robert M. Cassidy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313072680

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Peacekeeping in the Abyss by Robert M. Cassidy Pdf

Military organizations are cultures, and such cultures have ingrained preferences and predilections for how and when to employ force. This is the first study to use a comparative framework to understand what happened with the U.S. military endeavor in Somalia and the British effort in Bosnia up to 1995. Both regions were potential quagmires, and no doctrine for armed humanitarian operations during ongoing conflicts existed at the outset of these efforts. After detailing the impact of military culture on operations, Cassidy draws conclusions about which military cultural traits and force structures are more suitable and adaptable for peace operations and asymmetric conflicts. He also offers some military cultural implications for the U.S. Army's ongoing transformation. The first part of the study offers an in-depth assessment of the military cultural preferences and characteristics of the British and American militaries. It shows that Britain's geography, its regimental system, and a long history of imperial policing have helped embed a small-war predilection in British military culture. This distinguishes it from American military culture, which has exhibited a preference for the big-war paradigm since the second half of the 19th century. The second part of the book examines how cultural preferences influenced the conduct of operations and the development of the first post-Cold War doctrine for peace operations.

Author : Adam Leong Kok Wey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857727718

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Killing the Enemy by Adam Leong Kok Wey Pdf

During World War II, the British formed a secret division, the 'SOE' or Special Operations Executive, in order to support resistance organisations in occupied Europe. It also engaged in 'targeted killing' - the assassination of enemy political and military leaders. The unit is famous for equipping its agents with tools for use behind enemy lines, such as folding motorbikes, miniature submarines and suicide pills disguised as coat buttons. But its activities are now also gaining attention as a forerunner to today's 'extra-legal' killings of wartime enemies in foreign territory, for example through the use of unmanned drones. Adam Leong's work evaluates the effectiveness of political assassination in wartime using four examples: Heydrich's assassination in Prague (Operation Anthropoid); the daring kidnap of Major General Kreipe in Crete by Patrick Leigh Fermor; the failed attempt to assassinate Rommel, known as Operation Flipper; and the American assassination of General Yamamoto.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : PURD:32754083772230

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Special Warfare by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roland Worton
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768499667

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Emerging Worship by Roland Worton Pdf

Emerging Worship is a call for a new breed of worshiper, one who hears the sounds of Heaven and brings it to earth. If your hearts leaps at these words, this book is for you! Each generation produces those whose primary purpose is to transfer the songs and sounds of Heaven to earth. Emerging Worship shows you how to: Become the sound and song of Heaven. Engage Heaven to transform earth. Join worship with intercession. Release new levels of corporate worship. Engage the Key of David in worship to unlock cities and regions. Recognize and activate an emerging generation. Father and be fathered. Author Roland Worton invites every member of the Body of Christ to permeate your community, city, and nation with the sounds and songs of Heaven.