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    The New Spymasters by Stephen Grey

    A fascinating book that crams in so much, even if it has an overwhelmingly Anglo-US focus - the Soviet era KGB and East German HVA get a mention. The historical setting is good, using Russia in 1917...
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    A free COIN book

    I reviewed this book a few months ago and recommended it. Now the author has made the entire book free to access:https://t.co/s2nztIo1O5

    'Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the the...
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    'The Dark Net' by Jamie Bartlett, published in...

    'The Dark Net' by Jamie Bartlett, published in 2014 and as a paperback in 2015 in the...
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    Jon, Tim Hetherington was not a familiar name,...

    Jon,

    Tim Hetherington was not a familiar name, so I looked him up and learnt a lot. To Americans this is a poignant reminder and the subject of a SWC thread:
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    Waiting for time to read: an update

    So far I have read six of the books.

    I have added a short review of 'The French Intifada: the Long War between France and its Arabs' by Andrew Hussey on another thread, Post...
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    Waiting for time to read

    I really should not be let loose in a good bookshop, nor should attention be paid to recommendations here. Not in priority order.

    'Soldier I: The Story of an SAS Hero' by Pete Winner (given the...
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    The British Army and the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

    I had the chance to read in the IISS Library, London 'Historical Experience: Burden or Bonus in Today's Wars - The British Army and the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan' by Eric Sanger; Publisher Rombach in...
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    Two commanders creating a working web

    I am 80% through reading 'Taking Command' the autobiography of General Sir David Richards and will post a review at the end. It is an easy read for an armchair observer, but I would not have compared...
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    What Are You Currently Reading? 2015

    Yes, a new thread for the books and other stuff we recommend to readers.:wry:

    There are annual threads now for each year since 2007, it should help searching for a review.
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