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Title: The Complexity of Modern Asymmetric Warfare

Subtitle: International and Security Affairs Series

Author: Max G. Manwaring

Narrator: Troy W. Hudson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Today more than 100 small, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars are being waged around the world. This book provides invaluable tools for fighting such wars by taking enemy perspectives into consideration. Using case studies, Manwaring outlines vital survival lessons for leaders and organizations concerned with national security in our contemporary world. The insurgencies Manwaring describes span the globe. Beginning with conflicts in Algeria in the 1950s and 1960s and El Salvador in the 1980s, he goes on to cover the Shining Path and its resurgence in Peru, Al Qaeda in Spain, popular militias in Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil, the Russian youth group Nashi, and drugs and politics in Guatemala, as well as cyber warfare.

Large, wealthy, well-armed nations such as the United States have learned from experience that these small wars and insurgencies do not resemble traditional wars fought between geographically distinct nation-state adversaries by easily identified military forces. Twenty-first-century irregular conflicts blur traditional distinctions among crime, terrorism, subversion, insurgency, militia, mercenary and gang activity, and warfare. Manwaring's multidimensional paradigm offers military and civilian leaders a much needed blueprint for achieving strategic victories and ensuring global security now and in the future. It combines military and police efforts with politics, diplomacy, economics, psychology, and ethics. The challenge he presents to civilian and military leaders is to take probable enemy perspectives into consideration, and turn resultant conceptions into strategic victories.

The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press.

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Title: Summary of Grunt: by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Sam Scholl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Summary of Grunt by Mary Roach | Includes Analysis

Preview:

Mary Roach's Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans Aat War examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic - for example, diarrhea among soldiers - and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem.

Military research in both news accounts and films is usually presented as a matter of technology and combat equipment, such as faster airplanes, better bombs, and deadlier weapons. Much military research, however, is devoted to finding ways to protect soldiers or to help them cope in the aftermath of injury. For instance, researchers work constantly to develop clothing fabrics that will keep soldiers cool while still providing camouflage - a difficult task because the black in camouflage absorbs heat. Doctors and surgeons constantly develop new ways to address injuries from bombs and gunshots. They have made advances in reconstructive genital surgery and even some strides towards successful penis transplants....

Please Note: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book.

Inside this Instaread summary of Grunt:

Members Reviews:

The history of humans and warfare

Mary Roach's "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War" examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic--for example, diarrhea among soldiers--and then presents historical background, interviews with scientists and affected military personnel, and possible solutions to the problem.

This Instaread review of Roach's analysis on war is thought-provoking. When discussing military and violence, it's easy to get caught up in the ethics of it, but Instaread distills out 8 key points from "Grunt" that span different topics about our history with war. These key takeaways are the essential elements of "Grunt" and are interesting to read about. Not only that, but Instaread also provides an overview of the book, analyzes the author's style, and includes additional references to explore. I was given a copy of this book to review.

Grunt by Mary Roach Summary

I love these Instaread book summaries. You get the gist of what the book is about without buying the finished book. Grunt by Mary Roach touches on the medical science behind keeping a soldier safe, dry and comfortable with their uniforms and supplies. There is an overview of the book, explaining a bit about the book. The book tells the reader about the medical and technical research such as how to keep uniforms dry, odor free and even how research has helped with building and making better products to keep a soldier safe from injuries. Ms. Roach works closely with scientists to get her information and to keep it as straightforward as she is known to do. Science is not always a sure thing and this non fiction book delves into the successes and failings of research in the military. I would definitely read the book based on this summaryâ

Great read- definitely recommend Instaread (not full version) of Grunt

I was so impressed with this Instaread! It was so interesting and brought up a lot of topics that I've never considered.

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Title: Spymistress: Summary and Analysis of "Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II"

Author: Summary Station

Narrator: Kay Webster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-16

Publisher: Summary Station

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Learn about the British woman who built one of the world's greatest spy networks during World War II in a fraction of the time it takes to read the actual book!

Once through the Preface and Introduction sections of Spymistress, chapter one details some of the history and beginnings which shaped the early life of Vera Atkins. Beginning with her birth in Romania and telling of her relationship with her father, Max Rosenberg. Rosenberg became somewhat of a mystery to the young Atkins as he remained faithful to his Jewish name at a time when he might have been much safer claiming his lawful German status. Due to Rosenberg's advice, "There is safety in conjecture," Atkins grew up learning to be a mass of conflictions. This served her well in later life, helping to confuse her enemies.

Upon her relocation to Britain, Atkins followed another piece of her father's advice when he advised her not to sign any paperwork. She created her own identity and took her maternal grandfather's surname, which he had already changed from Etkins due to anti-Semitism in Russia. Atkins, along with her mother and two brothers, was estranged from Rosenberg during the First World War, living in Germany, trapped there by the outbreak of war. They sought refuge with Rosenberg's brother, a German soldier. Once reunited, Rosenberg had the finest horsemen and marksmen teach his daughter to ride and shoot, the best dance teachers taught her to dance, and she was sent to finishing schools in France and Switzerland in the hope she would adopt the upper class sophistications which would enable her to travel through any borders. In her teens, Atkins assisted her father in helping to get Zionists, disguised as peasants, past border guards.

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Title: Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded

Author: John Z. Guzlowski

Narrator: Jon Brandi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-16

Publisher: Aquila Polonica Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

In this major tour de force, John Guzlowski traces the arc of one of the millions of immigrant families of America, in this case survivors of the maelstrom of World War II. Watch the book trailer at www.polww2.com/EchoesTrailer.

Raw, eloquent, nuanced, intimate - Guzlowski illuminates the many faces of war, the toll it takes on innocent civilians, and the ways in which the trauma echoes down through generations.

His narrative structure mirrors the fractured dislocation experienced by war refugees. Through a haunting collage of jagged fragments - poems, prose and prose poems, frozen moments of time, sometimes dreamlike and surreal, other times realistic and graphic - Guzlowski weaves a powerful story with impacts at levels both obvious and subtle. The result is a deeper, more visceral understanding than could have been achieved through descriptive narrative alone.

This is the story of Guzlowski's family: his mother and father, survivors of the war, taken as slave laborers by the Germans; his sister and himself, born soon after the war in displaced persons camps in Germany; the family's first days in America and later their neighbors in America, some dysfunctional and lost, some mean, some caring and kind; and the relationships between and among them all.

As Guzlowski unfolds the story backward through time, he seduces us into taking the journey with him. Along the way the transformative power of the creative process becomes apparent. Guzlowski's writing helps him uncouple from the trauma of the past and at the same time provides a pathway for acceptance and reconciliation with his parents.

Ultimately, then, this is a story of healing.

Critic Reviews:

"A searing memoir." (Shelf Awareness)

"Powerful.... Deserves attention and high regard." (Kevin Stein, poet laureate of Illinois)

"Devastating, one-of-a-kind collection." (Foreword Reviews)

Members Reviews:

This told a story, then invited the reader in

John Z Guzlowski provides a strong and visual audio script with Echoes of Tattered Tongues. As someone who studied poetry in depth as an undergraduate, I really never expected to hear an audiobook that could pull off poetry in the way this one has. My initial thought, before I even started listening to the book, would be that it would be sad, it would make me sad, and I would want to turn it off. However, theres a warmth to the words and the poetry in some ways closure, in other ways a visual tour of an era weve mostly forgotten. The Publishers Weekly review did not do the story justice, rather, it made it seem as though the book lacked humanity, that it was mean to shock by picking those particularly vivid and painful poems.

However, I found that story about the trunk especially moving, and one that I think does a better job as a conduit for the rest of the book. There was a steamer trunk that his father built with his own hands then loaded with those things they would need in the new world. Along with the contents, it began to carry memories of the father who built it and the mother who knitted some of the clothes that went in it. The trunk went to Chicago and served as a table, bench and even a bed. The trunk went from Chicago to Arizona and again it was one of those lasting memories that continued on with them.

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Title: Maxims of War

Author: Napoleon Bonaparte

Narrator: J. Alexander

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-16

Publisher: Lgt Digital

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome is the desert; mountains come next, and broad rivers occupy the third place.

Members Reviews:

Truly a classic

Augmented by the cliff notes of D'Aguilar, whose insight and examples further unlock the genius enshrined here, this humble tome will always be a staple of any classical military study. A brief must read.

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Title: Dead Wake

Subtitle: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Author: Erik Larson

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-16

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic.

But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultrasecret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one.

As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th-century history.

It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US president Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war.

Members Reviews:

Really entertaining historical read

Narrator has done a great job here setting the perfect tone for this fascinating historical piece. It really informs of the way life was in the first world war with many interesting asides regarding life in a submarine also learned much about the life of the ships passengers

Fascinating insight into the events

Interesting story with excellent narration! I'd previously read The Devil in the White City by the same author, and this didn't disappoint.

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Title: Top 10 Military Special Forces of the World

Author: Richard Berrington

Narrator: Capt. Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret

Format: Unabridged

Length: 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-15-16

Publisher: Parabellum Marketing LLC

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Sil Fr r defined militr unit whih are stringently hn nd intnivl trind t conduct special missions fr a rtiulr untr' military, economic, and litil bjtiv. Th r m f th bt-trind nd mt frmidbl unit a untr n boast. They go whr thr ldir fear t trd, scoping ut tntil threats, tking ut strategic trgt, nd nduting dring rescue missions. Th really r the bt of th bt.

Evn thugh it' xtrml diffiult to rnk these fr rltiv to one nthr, thr r some units tht ri above the rest in thir track record and the fr th instill in their adversaries. Th ldir hv been through rigru training xri dignd to weed ut th wh can't hit thir xting tndrd.

In a wrld whr the importance f the hr iz of a untr' military fr i n longer a guide to thir effectiveness, these ldir are th n states look to in rdr t gt the job dn. Nt muh i knwn but these units. Th mtl rt in th shadows and often gt nfud with nvntinl fr. Thi book will examine the 10 best sil fr units in th wrld, thir hitr, iliztin, ntbl miin, nd a lot more.

Members Reviews:

Quick and detailed.

A quick read! This is the best book so far about the Top 10 Military Special Forces I have ever read. So informative in terms of detailed information for each sf. A nice one.

Not so great

Nothing here that couldn't be found with detailed web searches on the Internet. Editing could have been more involved as well

Interesting read. If you are taking the course of ...

Interesting read. If you are taking the course of military or a dreamer to serve our country, then you should read this. A lot of helpful thoughts from the author. You can also get some motivation.

Five Stars

Excellent book!!

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Title: A Brief History of the Cold War

Author: Lee Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding

Narrator: John Doherty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-14-16

Publisher: Regnery History

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The Cold War was a crucial conflict in American history. At stake was whether the world would be dominated by the forces of totalitarianism led by the Soviet Union, or inspired by the principles of economic and political freedom embodied in the United States. The Cold War established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower. It shaped US military strategy, economic policy, and domestic politics for nearly 50 years.

In A Brief History of the Cold War, distinguished scholars Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Spalding recount the pivotal events of this protracted struggle and explain the strategies that eventually led to victory for freedom. They analyze the development and implementation of containment, détente, and finally President Reagan's philosophy: "they lose, we win". The Cold War teaches important lessons about statecraft and America's indispensable role in the world.

Members Reviews:

Lee Edwards

I was an intern at the Heritage Foundation when this book was published and Lee Edwards and Elizabeth Spaulding introduced this book. This book not only uncovers the history, but helps the reader understand some of the philosophical foundations beneath the Cold War.

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Title: The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood

Subtitle: The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent

Author: Robert Hutchinson

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court.

One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income, and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments.

This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the "Father of All Treasons", he had been involved in an attempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when gossip and intrigue ruled the coffeehouses, the restored Stuart king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies. At the same time, he hired himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their political ambition.

In The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood, best-selling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and personal motivation and provides an extraordinary account of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration England.

Members Reviews:

it was dry and somehow hard to follow the stream of interest.

I wanted very much to read this book. I had heard the story of the theft of the crown jewels and thought this would be quite the adventure story of an interesting man with a bent for the criminal. Instead it was dry and somehow hard to follow the stream of interest. It maybe failed in trying to do too much or maybe it was just not as entertaining as I anticipated. But I know no more now than before about how or why this all came to be. Plus it just kind of ended I thought pages were glued together when his death started being discussed.

Dry, Dry, Dry

The reviews were very misleading, I love historical non-fiction that is well put together to have a narrative. This is a bunch of facts and stories that read like the worst textbook you can imagine

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Title: The US Consulate Under Siege: The Benghazi Attack

Subtitle: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down

Author: Kathy Lee

Narrator: Jim Johnston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-16

Publisher: We Can't Be Beat LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The Benghazi crisis that occurred exactly 11 years after September 11, 2001 led to the loss of the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens and, hence, stands as one of the worst attacks against the US. This book goes beyond the events of September 11, 2012. It explores what went wrong; the things that could have been prevented; the best kept secrets of CIA operations abroad; and presents recommendations that may avoid the loss of more lives as the inevitable war against terror rages on.

The first chapter presents more of a background analysis giving a backdrop of the growing tension between various nations. The attacks that occurred on the September 11 may be pegged on some issues that may have been immediate, but the root causes go way back in time. An in-depth look at Libya and Benghazi is given in the second chapter with an aim of presenting a vivid picture of the factors that may have led to the development of unrest and revolt. The next chapters focus their attention to Benghazi, the magnificent Annex, the American ambassador, the overrun, gunfighter road, and the counterattack.

It takes more than a mere description of tragedies to help listeners learn from the mistakes that occur during terror attacks. For every government agent who might be involved in saving lives - or conveying critical intelligence - or knows someone who is involved in US foreign relations - here is the book that encompasses important aspects that they should not miss. This book is written in a modern, conversational style. It is easy to understand, yet its message is solid, accurate, and greatly informed.

Members Reviews:

Although The US Consulate Under Siege has a Few Typos/Grammatical Errors, a Useful Account of Benghazi Events of 9 11 2012

Quick Overview

The US Consulate Under Siege is a useful, brief, account of the horrific events against Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens and his staff on September 11, 2012. The work would benefit with a more thorough edit for grammar and typos, but is written in an east to read style that includes minimal soul language and is reasonably objective.

Length: Print, 109 pages.

Q - Target Audience/Genre and is it marketed as Nonfiction or Fiction:

A â Nonfiction, especially useful to people interested in security issues confronting the Department of State during the Arab Spring.

Q - How was this book obtained?

A â Bought at Amazon.

Q - Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures?

A â More than I would prefer, especially from such an important work. Bearing in mind that even I commit more typos than I like, and often miss them when self-editing, I have learned to overlook typos in Kindle books pretty well. Still, even though few editing errors are serious in The US Consulate Under Siege, I feel compelled to at least note them.

The biggest error I came across, though, was this paragraph:

âTig had his own eyesight problems too. The climatic conditions at that moment worsened his vision. During the day, the temperatures had hit a high of 84degrees Fahrenheit and they had only lowered by only a dozen degrees in the night.â

Lee, Kathy (2016-04-25). The US Consulate under Siege: The Benghazi Attack: The Inside Account of What Really Went Down (Kindle Locations 1143-1145). .