Bibliograph

The Mission, The Men, and Me, Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander, Pete Blaber

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The Mission, The Men, and Me, Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander, Pete Blaber

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310) and index

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contains biographical information

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Mission, The Men, and Me

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

555647876

Responsibility statement

Pete Blaber

Sub title

Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander

Summary

A former commander of Delta Force draws on the lessons he learned as a member of the elite counter-terrorism organization and his intimate knowledge of modern warfare to create powerful and effective ways to deal with situations in one's personal and professional life

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The Mission, the Men and Me -- How I Got Here: Patterns of Hindsight -- Natural Selection: Getting into Delta Force -- Gorilla warfare: Imagine the Unimaginable, Humor Your Imagination -- Lewis and Clark Discover Osama Bin Laden: When in Doubt, Develop the Situation -- The Embassy Bombings: The Only Failure Is a Failure to Try -- The Infiltration of Al Qaeda: Discovering the Art of the Possible -- Walking the Bob: Always Listen to the Guy on the Ground -- Calm Before the Storm: The Man-Huntin' Project -- 9/11: The Four-Inch Knife Blade -- Imagine Everyone's Potential as the Guy on the Ground -- Imagine How to Seek Out the Guy on the Ground -- Imagine How: The Counterfeit Double Agent -- On the Ground in Afghanistan: Riding the Edge of Chaos -- It's Not Reality Unless It's Shared -- Organizing for Combat: Dealing With a Natural Disaster -- Exploring the Frontier: Recogizing Enemy Patterns -- Reality Check: What's Your Recommendation? -- The Battle Begins: Stay Calm, Think! -- Takur Ghar: When All the Laughter Died in Sorrow

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