Tribe is widely considered to be a seminal work on issues facing Veterans of the Global War on Terror as they transition out of the military and return to American society at large. Junger uses examples of both historic tribal cultures and tribe-like aspects of modern communities to describe the primal attraction humans have toward…
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Reading List: Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life by Patrick Van Horne and Jason A. Riley (2014)
The tactical industry is inundated with methodologies for improving the “hard skills” of the combative disciplines, from marksmanship and weapon manipulation to tactical application of those skills in a scenario-driven environment. Far less training time, and often far more lip service, is devoted to the “soft skills,” particularly situational awareness and behavioral analysis. Oftentimes it…
Reading List – Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact by Karen Traviss (2004)
Prior to Disney acquiring the Star Wars franchise, Lucasfilm fostered the creation of a mythos that expanded upon the universe established by the six feature films. The Expanded Universe utilized a range of media outlets such as novels, video games, and comic books to tell new, exciting stories set in the Star Wars galaxy. Expanded…