
Gentlemen Bastards
On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces
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Narrated by:
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Mike Chamberlain
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By:
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Kevin Maurer
Until the war in Iraq, the Special Forces were the military's counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy lines and training insurgent forces. In Afghanistan, they toppled the Taliban by transforming Northern Alliance fighters into cohesive units. But in the almost nine years since, Special Forces units have forgone their previous mission, instead focusing on offensive raids. With time running short, the Green Berets are going back to their roots and have started to focus on training Afghan security forces and building an Afghan government one village at a time. Award-winning journalist Kevin Maurer traveled with a Special Forces team in Afghanistan, finding out firsthand the inside story of the lives of this elite group of highly trained soldiers. He witnessed the intense brotherhood built upon the Special Forces' rigorous selection process and arduous training that makes them the smartest soldiers on the battlefield. He also discovered the boredom of chasing an elusive enemy and managing third world cops and the infighting that occurs between teammates and other units. Nine years after the start of the Afghan war, Maurer delivers a compelling account of modern warfare and of a fighting force that is doing everything in its power to achieve victory on a complex 21st-century battlefield.
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I applaud the effort
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Great Book with Tech issue.
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Ok, not the best I have read.
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The only warning to the next listener is the wariness of the overall plot of the book. This book will not help portray the special forces community into an acceptable light. The "one-uppers" in this book was at times hard to stomach, and the journalist who wrote the book seems to be searching for something to fill the void in his own life. Maybe holding a pen instead of a weapon is a good place to start. Overall though, Maurer gives readers an honest perspective into the special forces community that should be taken into account. The "juice is worth the squeeze" as he quoted.
A good scope on reality
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not as good as lions of Kandahar
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Journalist perspective
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Snoozer
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Second Hand Stories- Perspective from the FOB
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A real waste
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What disappointed you about Gentlemen Bastards?
In two words: Nothing Happens. No blood and guts, not triumphant victories: NOTHINGHas Gentlemen Bastards turned you off from other books in this genre?
Most war books are written by the men who actually fought. This book was written by a reporter who wanted to write a great story about war...but never saw action. Pathetic.What about Mike Chamberlain’s performance did you like?
The reader's performance was fine, he simply had nothing to work with.What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
This book was so dull, I almost want my credit back.Any additional comments?
At the end of the book the author said he wanted to write a book like "Dispatches" by Michael Herr. The biggest problem being Herr saw action, and described it better than this author ever could. Again: Nothing Happens In This Book!!!Frustratingly Boring
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