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By All Means Available – Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy, by Michael Vickers

Why this book: Selected by the SEAL book club I’m a member of. When we met to discuss it, Mike Vickers joined us for the discussion – it was a lively and very informative supplement to having read his book. … Continue reading

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Washington – a life, by Ron Chernow

Why This Book: I had read Chernow’s biographies Grant and Alexander Hamilton, and found them superbly written, fascinating and insightful. For Washington, Chernow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.  So I wanted to read (listen to) it.  Summary in … Continue reading

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