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The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander |  | Author: Pete Blaber
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Category: Book
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 7263
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0425223728
Dewey Decimal Number: 356.1670973
EAN: 9780425223727
ASIN: 0425223728
Publication Date: December 2, 2008
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As a commander in Delta Force-the most elite counter-terrorist organization in the world-Pete Blaber has taken part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. And he's learned and experienced more about the real world and how things really work than most people could imagine.
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 The Mission, The Men, and Me July 26, 2010
mark00thomas
This book has the content that I have been looking for but unable to find for a long time. I hope that more authors follow this type of writing. I'm always trying to learn life lessons from great men. Pete Blaber is a great man and also thinks along these lines and has done more than tell a story; he has shared the life lessons he has learned in his years and experince of life and as a Delta Force comander.
Excellent war story and even more beautiful book on leadership and management July 12, 2010
G. E. Kugler (Big Arm, Montana United States)
I found this book to be outstanding in its simplicity and its lessons. The Author has certainly been there and done that and doesn't mind telling it like it is. The book flows from the significant lessons the Author learned in his years in Spec Op's leading secret missions. His message of identifying the mission, clearly and using your creativity to deliver results is outstanding. His message on 'his men' and putting them next and taking care of and more importantly listening to them is even more important. Enjoyed the book immensely and found his lessons quite applicable to the business world for sure. Excellent read.
 Should be required reading... May 24, 2010
El Guapo (CA United States)
Good entertaining read. Valuable lessons that should be required reading for all military leaders and civilian policy makers. It is pretty sad to hear that among our nations military leaders ego gets in the way of most decisions. Nobody wants to take the responsibility for making bold decisions, and those that will make those calls such as the author will never get promoted to positions where they can make system wide changes. Read this book. Then, do yourself a favor and read Steel My Soldiers' Hearts and Hazardous Duty by Colonel David Hackworth. These three books are a must read for anyone in the military, in policy making, or simply interested in the military. These books will entertain while informing you, so enjoy!
Full of lessons for all of us to learn May 9, 2010
Great guy (USA)
Great Book, full of common sense principles applicable in the military as well as in civilian career. Pete Blaber does a great job of showing how to analyse the problem and find an optimal solution to it. He demonstrates how rewarding the unconventional thinking can and teaches the reader how to deal with people. The gist of the book can be summarized in the following quote:
"For it's not the action - the blinding flash of a concussion grenade, or the stealthy approach of the night vision-clad commando, but the interaction, in the form of the way we think, the way we make decisions, and the way we operationalize our decisions that matter most" - Pete Blaber
This book has a lot to do with a new thought process on how to fight a war, and do it right. With a lot of good combat stories May 7, 2010
Stephen Bearor
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pete Blaber writes the truth in this book. He puts everything into simple terms and breaks down all the aspects of how US Special Operations thinks. What needs to happen is the people in power to read this book and realize that some of his thoughts should be doctrine. He talks about a prisoner we have in custody who had all the information we needed to take out Al Qaeda. He brings up that while the Country's head shed was trying to figure out how to get to Bin Laden and constantly saying "this and that can't be done" a simple joe of the street (John Walker-Lindh) managed to get a face to face meeting with the man himself.
This is a great read for anyone, even if you are not in the military. This book breaks down a certain type of thought process to complete a mission that can be related to any career field, no matter how far fetched you think that may sound.
Not to mention if you are into war novels, you need to grab this book. You'll learn about how a small force, given a couple extra vehicle, entirely confused the Iraqi Army and made them have a battle plan that cleared the way for our main assault. I've followed these wars since day one, and I never knew half the things happened that this book talks about.
If you want to read a book from the more intelligent side of the Army, and learn where some of our strategies are flawed and what we need to do to fix them; read this book.
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