Soldiers Made Me Look Good
Soldiers Made Me Look Good

Author: Lewis MacKenzie

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1553653505

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A riveting follow-up to the best-selling Peacekeeper, including MacKenzie's provocative views on leadership and the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces. Since retiring from the Armed Forces, Lewis MacKenzie has not stayed out of the spotlight but continues to speak his mind. In this straight-talking memoir, he traces his post-military career as an international commentator on military affairs, a consultant to the Irish government and a federal political candidate. And here, he answers his critics, including journalist Carol Off for her criticism of his handling of the UN mission in Bosnia. In a hard-hitting chapter, he discusses his professional disagreement with the leadership priorities demonstrated by Romï??o Dallaire in the early hours of the Rwandan genocide. He continues his story to the present, to .the first real litmus test for nato. -- Afghanistan. Divided into two parts -- pre-1993, when MacKenzie calls himself a Cold War grunt, and post-1993, after his controversial stint in Bosnia -- Soldiers Made Me Look Good is laced with anecdotes both funny and profound. It concludes with ten pointers on leadership, in which Lewis MacKenzie shares hard-earned insights from a life on the front lines.

Soldiers Made Me Look Good
Soldiers Made Me Look Good

Author: Lewis MacKenzie

Publisher: D & M Publishers

Published: 2012-01-06

Total Pages: 3

ISBN-13: 1926706927

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Since retiring from the Armed Forces, Major-General Lewis MacKenzie has not stayed out of the spotlight but continues to speak his mind. In this straight-talking memoir, he traces his post-military career as an international commentator on military affairs, a consultant to the Irish government and a federal political candidate. In Soldiers Made Me Look Good he answers his critics, including journalist Carol Off for her criticism of his handling of the UN mission in Bosnia. In a hard-hitting chapter, he discusses his professional disagreement with the leadership priorities demonstrated by Roméo Dallaire in the early hours of the Rwandan genocide. He continues his story to the present, to “the first real litmus test for NATO”—Afghanistan. Divided into two parts—pre-1993, when MacKenzie calls himself a Cold War grunt, and post-1993, after his controversial stint in Bosnia—Soldiers Made Me Look Good is laced with anecdotes both funny and profound. It concludes with ten pointers on leadership, in which MacKenzie shares hard-earned insights from a life on the front lines.

Peacekeeper
Peacekeeper

Author: Lewis MacKenzie

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13:

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Gen Mackenzie has pretty much seen and done it all when it comes to UN peacekeeping operations. From fairly innocuous duty in the Sinai, to a more complex situation in Cyprus and Central America, to the ultimate test for the UN--the Balkans.?Gen Mackenzie's insights also highlight how the UN has adapted (or failed to adapt) to the growing complexities of multinational peacekeeping, in an age where superpower rivalries are no longer able to keep warring factions in check.?Worthy of note is the battle Mackenzie faced dealing not only with the warring factions in Bosnia, but also the warring faction's ability to utilize the omnipresent media to shape public opinion.?Mackenzie's story of the beginning of UNPROFOR should be mandatory reading for those attempting to pursue multinational peacekeeping efforts in a complex, multiethnic environment.

Does My Suicide Vest Make Me Look Fat?
Does My Suicide Vest Make Me Look Fat?

Author: John Ready

Publisher:

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780615384160

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Does My Suicide Vest Make Me Look Fat? is a memoir of the beginning of the Iraq War, when the US Military was flush with its success in toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein. The victory became tarnished as warring political and tribal factions transformed the ?Land Between Two Rivers? into the Superbowl for terrorism. Caught in this firestorm was a tiny, but determined, Civil Affairs unit that took on the momentous task of rebuilding schools, medical clinics, and mosques around the periphery of Baghdad International Airport, during 2003-2004. It's the kind of effort the media never covered. This is a chronicle of the insane, stupid, humorous, surreal, and tragic events that befell this band of brothers and sisters on their journey through Iraq Reconstruction.

Chosen Soldier
Chosen Soldier

Author: Dick Couch

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2008-03-25

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0307339394

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An unprecedented view of Green Beret training, drawn from the year Dick Couch spent at Special Forces training facilities with the Army’s most elite soldiers. In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets. Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force.

In the Company of Soldiers
In the Company of Soldiers

Author: Melia Meichelbock

Publisher: In The Company of Soldiers

Published: 2007-08-17

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0979637503

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"In the Company of Soldiers is an entertaining and honest read. This book takes the reader behind-the-scenes of the Iraq war and offers a perspective not often seen on television news or in the newspapers. It is interesting to hear about day-to-day life in a war zone. It is also interesting to learn about the little details of the everyday life of a soldier such as how the bathroom situation works, etc. The idea of telling the narrative through a daily journal is great and offers a good variety of ups and downs since the reader lives each day with the author. This book took a lot of courage and fortitude to write."--Writer's Digest 16th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards

The Frog Princess Returns
The Frog Princess Returns

Author: E.D. Baker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1681191385

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Fans of E. D. Baker's The Frog Princess, rejoice! Fifteen years after the original, Princess Emma, Prince Eadric, and all the beloved characters are back for another magical adventure from popular author E. D. Baker. Two weeks after Emma's birthday, Prince Eadric -- having been turned from a frog into a human again -- is still in Greater Greensward. One day, a beautiful princess named Adara arrives at the castle in Greater Greensward for a visit, claiming to be Emma's distant cousin. But Adara has other motives that threaten Emma and Eadric's blossoming romance. Meanwhile, something is very wrong in Greater Greensward. Crops are dying, streams are drying up, and large sections of trees in the enchanted forest are withering -- all because the Fairy Queen has disappeared. Without her, there is no peace in the magical kingdom, and dangerous foes threaten to take advantage of her absence. Only brave, tenacious Emma with her knowledge of the land can restore order . . . but first she must set out on a journey unlike any before. Brimming with lovable characters and page-turning magic, The Frog Princess Returns will bring a whole new batch of readers to E. D. Baker's highly acclaimed, wonderfully popular world of Frog Princess series.

House of Nicolaus
House of Nicolaus

Author: D.J. Manly

Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

Published: 2011-01-10

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 0857153846

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The final instalment of Gladiators...don't miss the excitement, the passion and the unexpected conclusion. Since the death of his father, Claudius has descended into debauchery and decadence, leaving Samson and the others feeling very nervous about their future. Gold intends to buy Samson but is sure he will be denied so he embarks on a dangerous mission. Meanwhile his wife increases her demands on him, and insists on having his child; and Marius becomes suspicious of Gold's activities. Will Gold be reunited with the man he loves, or will he lose everything in the attempt?

Louisbourg
Louisbourg

Author: Guy Wendell Hogue

Publisher: Publish America

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781413717662

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Marie Gauthier is taken from her ancestral Acadian home by the English. As a prisoner with the women and children of her village, she survives a wreck of the British warship ferrying the Acadians to their diaspora. Along with other survivors, Marie makes a difficult overland journey to the safety of Louisbourg. Taken in by the governoras wife, she makes a desperate search for her lost family. Marie suffers with French citizens and soldiers under the British siege of the fortress. At Government House she finds an unlikely attraction to a young Scottish emissary of the British, rivaling her attraction to French Brevet Captain Renau. Born under a sentence of death, Charles MacGregor could never set foot in Scotland. With no money and little opportunity, he joins the British Navy. The Navy of 1750 cares little for a manas background; it cares only if a man is an able sailor and brave in battle. At Sea, on a British frigate, MacGregor proves he is one of the best. Educated at Versailles, his fluent French wins him an appointment as emissary to the governor of Louisbourg. While delivering surrender demands, he finds a strange attraction to Marie Gauthier. Step back in time to the days of wooden warships and life in the besieged fortress of Louisbourg...