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Summary: Only for fans
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who's not already a fan of the Rogue Warrior books. It's basically a collection of essays by friends of Marcinko (most of whom have been used as characters in his novels) about their background, including combat experiences, etcetera.This is also the first Marcinko book I've read that seemed to be clearly aimed, at least in part, at the audience for his two management and leadership books. That is business people who want to be hardcore. To this end, all the essays touch on the individual's view on teamwork and what makes a good leader, etc. All in all, interesting for fans of Marcinko's books; useful for people who want to understand how a team should or can work.
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Summary: Only for fans
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who's not already a fan of the Rogue Warrior books. It's basically a collection of essays by friends of Marcinko (most of whom have been used as characters in his novels) about their background, including combat experiences, etcetera. This is also the first Marcinko book I've read that seemed to be clearly aimed, at least in part, at the audience for his two management and leadership books. That is business people who want to be hardcore. To this end, all the essays touch on the individual's view on teamwork and what makes a good leader, etc. All in all, interesting for fans of Marcinko's books; useful for people who want to understand how a team should or can work.
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Summary: Needed more ' real life' stories in The Real Team
Review: I've read 5 of Marchinkos books over the last 18 months and he writes great stuff. The stories are well described and each reads like an spec. ops. mission that was only recently de-classified. The guys he works with all have unique personalities and backgrounds but plenty of motivation. I bought this book to learn a bit more about who joins the team...and (more importantly) to hear them describe their best/worst missions. Each guy must have a mission that they look back upon?? Beyond just their upbringing, I was hoping to read more of their 'lives on the edge'. I got only a little of that. If you have friend or family looking at the military, this is certainly the book for them.
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Summary: Needed more ' real life' stories in The Real Team
Review: I've read 5 of Marchinkos books over the last 18 months and he writes great stuff. The stories are well described and each reads like an spec. ops. mission that was only recently de-classified. The guys he works with all have unique personalities and backgrounds but plenty of motivation. I bought this book to learn a bit more about who joins the team...and (more importantly) to hear them describe their best/worst missions. Each guy must have a mission that they look back upon?? Beyond just their upbringing, I was hoping to read more of their 'lives on the edge'. I got only a little of that. If you have friend or family looking at the military, this is certainly the book for them.
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Summary: Very little hoppin' and boppin'
Review: I've read all of the Rogue Warrior books, plus the Marcinko book on leadership. I was hoping this book would be about non-fictional accounts of the missions in which these SpecOps warriors participated. However, there is very little here on missions except for oblique references, probably to classified missions. Mostly it covers why each got into the SEALS, and how they enjoyed working under Marcinco due to his management abilities and his confidence in his troops. This is a good backgrounder if you're a manager and want to know how to lead the troops, and it fits in with the Rogue Warrior's other management books. But you'll be disappointed if you were looking for shootin' and lootin', in which case you should stick to the Rogue's fiction books.
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Summary: Great Information For Rogue Warrior Fans
Review: If you have read any of Richard Marcinko's Rogue Warrior Series you will love this book. It really fills in the gaps about the members of the team Marcinko takes with him on his adventures. The best part is that Marcinko gives you his point of view on each team member then lets the team member tell you about himself in their own words. I can't wait to see a Rouge Warrior Movie!!
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Summary: For Hard-Core Rogue-sters Only
Review: If you're a hard core fan of the Rogue Warrior series, you'll enjoy this book. Otherwise, save your money. There are some good insights on team-building. Also, you get a good look at the real-life people on whom many of the Rogue Warrior "fictional" characters were based. (I was sorry though not to see profiled the real-life Pinky Da Turd). Much consists of the former Team members singing the praises of The Rogue Warrior himself, what a great and fearless leader he was/in, etc. I am a big fan of the Rogue Warrior series, so I enjoyed the book, but others who are lukewarm or who are interested in corporate team-building might look elsewhere for more steak, less sizzle.
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Summary: For Warrior's
Review: It think what is most appealing about Demo Dick's books is that they are written with such an extremist, gut wrenching, knife-clenched-in-the-teeth style that we often don't see in modern military, archetypal hero stories. Most of the available media is aimed at people who have no idea about what really goes on in the military, or what Specwar forces are really capable of. They make it seem as though all Specwar ilk are troubled, guilt-ridden loners whom merely perform their duties out of some idealistic, "live free or die" BS. Marcinko shows how these guys really are...quiet professionals who enjoy a hard days work and are basically just blue collar guys. So raise a glass of Bombay in honor of the craftiest frogman around!
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Summary: It's "O.K."
Review: Richard Marcinko is the supreme ruler of SpecWar and the supreme commando of SpecWar books. I recommend this book to all his fans but it does not have his usual cursing and fighting fits that all his other books have. This is Jim with another review.
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Summary: " you cant put them down "
Review: Richard Marcinko writes the best books on spec-war and tells it like it is.you cant put the book down.you want to read,read,read untill there all gone.i have all the books.trust me if you like reading about navy seals and black bag ops.these are the books to read..i give the rogue warrior books 2 thumbs up...keep up the good work master Marcinko-san
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