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Sean Naylor

Auteur de Not a Good Day to Die

3 oeuvres 697 utilisateurs 8 critiques

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Sean Naylor received a master's degree in international relations from Boston University in 1990. He is a journalist, who currently is a senior writer for Army Times. His first book, Clash of Chariots: The Great Tank Battles, which he co-wrote, was published in 1995. His other books include Not a afficher plus Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda and Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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This is an excellent overview of JSOC from inception to today. I’m a lot more familiar with the “white” special forces parts of USSOCOM, but I’ve had professional contact with both (when I was a contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan and sold products/services to them), and have always been interested in as much open source material about the community as possible. Fundamentally, white special forces, JSOC-type direct action special operations, the IC, automation, and cyber are the five long term forms of military power, and well worth studying how they have evolved.

The book seems pretty accurate to me since the areas where I do have other information are pretty much in congruence with it. A lot of the details of the major actions are well documented elsewhere and agree. What really made this book great was a look into the jsoc command level and interservice interactions, as well as some of the personalities leading the units. There were a few of the newer elements of JSOC described which haven’t really been discussed elsewhere, although not in great detail — I am looking forward to more detailed accounts focusing on the computer and network exploitation and preparatory/clandestine formations, although those obviously will remain secret as long as operationally beneficial.

One of the big takeaways is that future conflicts probably could be fought by a JSOC of the future which focuses less on the extremely high end expensive capabilities and more on clandestine and commercial activities (along with tech, both signals and cyber) (which is the direction it has been undeniably loving; a lot of the high end capabilities are used only because they exist); in the long run this might be something an entirely private organization could create and operate.
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octal | 1 autre critique | Jan 1, 2021 |
Detailed account of a FUBAR battle in Afghanistan, heavy on military lingo and on explaining from the Americans’-eye view what went wrong in the chain of command, leading to the preventable deaths of several soldiers despite the training, in-the-moment competence, and equipment available to those soldiers. Another lesson in: don’t ever think you know what a military operation will be like. Or, as one aphorism Naylor quotes says, no matter how good your plan is, remember that the enemy gets to vote on it too.… (plus d'informations)
 
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rivkat | 5 autres critiques | Apr 10, 2017 |
Many interesting facts but written in a disjoint way. Like reading a collection of index cards.
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brewbooks | 1 autre critique | Oct 12, 2015 |
A sobering look at a completely mismanaged operation in Afghanistan. A true story of heroism, idiotic government bumbling, and how the men on the ground are the ones who have to deal with it and overcome the obstacles of not only the enemy but their faulty high command. Those responsible for this failed endeavor should be put before a court martial for their decisions and ignoring the intel presented to them by men who were actually on the ground. Their refusing to believe the facts cost us dearly in American lives. This story wouldnt be out of place in the Vietnam era when it comes to just how much intel was ignored and deemed irrelevant by people thousands of miles away from those who had boots and eyes on the ground. Overall an excellent book but one that just makes you shake your head and truly feel sorry for the men who had to endure what they did and the families who lost who they did.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Luftwaffe_Flak | 5 autres critiques | Feb 7, 2014 |

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