Pros & Cons
Pros
Joshua segal is a former marine. The author is a magnet for bullets and mayhem. Brilliantly written, and absolutely gripping.
No matter how tough a soldier is, they have a heart, and the heart often needs mending.
When a tempest gathers. Is an absorbing read in print, but it's an immersive experience as an audiobook. Semper fi, cst.
Author weaves various colored threads into a richly patterned and textured narrative tapestry. Well written honest story of a u. S. Marine. Kept me glued to the book.
Highlights
Quality
I cant express the quality of this book
His struggles with the trauma he had to endure
There are obvious similarities with sledges with the old breed and manchesters goodbye darkness
Price
His book provides a human centered account of the wars we fought and the price we have paid
Andrews account of the terribleness of war the human frailty associated with human conflict and the price it pays on ones soul ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
The author is not only a fighter and leader but an out of the box thinker
Book wasnt fun readying but necessary to learn once again from the the mistakes of our national leaders
Competitiveness
It was an honor to serve with him even as a junior enlisted
He ultimately becomes a commanding officer of a battalion and special operations forces
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He unabashedly shares triumph and failure without filter
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Disclaimer i am a close friend of the author and have served with him in some of the same places at the same time
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The author’s feelings and assumptions are central to the narrative
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Glad you made it home and god bless your brethren that did not
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Many military memoirs released after 911 are unfortunately filled with self promotion and glamorization of war
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Milburn avoids building a narrative that suggests every decision he made was the right one another unfortunate trend often found in other military memoirs
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He instead provides an unbiased look at the conditions under which he operated the challenges he faced and the options available to him while allowing readers to draw their own conclusions
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Yet to write about one without acknowledging the other ignores some of the hidden costs that are often overlooked