Book Review - Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

Full disclosure: I couldn’t wait for this book to come out. I bought the hard copy on pre-order, and on Audible the second I could. I’ve already highlighted quotes and thoughtful or useful passag...

Book Review - A Time to Betray

The strained relationship between America and Iran would have been a surprise to citizens of both nations a short few decades ago. Our former premiere ally in the Middle East has been under scrutin...

Book Review - A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham

I am a complete history nut.  My undergraduate degree was in history, and I spend a significant amount of my free time reading history books and watching documentaries.  To me, history reads like f...

"TRIBE" BOOK REVIEW

Full disclosure, I'm a Sebastian Junger fan. I enjoyed "Perfect Storm", "War", "Restrepo" and "Korengal." If you're reading this then chances are you may have read one of his articles, books or s...

The Things They Carried

I have a complicated relationship with Tim O’Brien’s third book, The Things They Carried,When I left the service, I found myself first in an undergraduate program, followed by a graduate program to...

End of Summer Read – Greetings From Afghanistan Send More Ammo

It’s the end of summer, and I’m done with theory and university life. College degree…check. As I pack my belongings to move out of school accommodations I start flipping through Greetings From Af...