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This study in leadership is a result of a 32-year military career that culminated in recognition for excellence by President Barack Obama. The following pages contain brutally honest, real-life leadership examples taken directly from the combat zone as documented in the COMBAT JOURNAL book series. An ideal reference for future generations of military and corporate leaders. The format is a simple but effective one. The leadership issue is identified, followed by an expert analysis of the incident and supporting Army doctrine. After reading this book, you will see leadership in a whole new ...

Written by a retired Lt. Colonel with over 32 years of military experience and recognized for excellence by President Barack Obama. From the author of COMBAT ESSAYS, AMERICAN HISTORY, a Veterans Perspective, and CHILDREN'S GOLF. Have you ever wondered what it is like to fight in a war? This is the book that will put you there. Lt.. Colonel McBrearty explicitly chronicles the day-to-day stress and pressures of a National Guard battalion mobilizing for Operation Iraqi Freedom. “Colonel Mack” will have you laughing on one page and crying three pages later in this uniquely honest ...

General Gustave Perna U.S. Army Retired, Operation Warp Speed Commander "Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike." Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through...

How would you like to teach your child to swing a golf club in one hour? Impossible? Not if you follow John J. McBrearty’s 4-step approach to the golf swing. John has developed the golf swing into the simplest of terms. By way of numerous well photographed pictures, John's techniques can be easily followed in this how to guide to Children's Golf. Golfweek Miraculously, McBrearty built a golf course, range, and practice putting green in Iraq. Call him the Donald Ross of what had been a golfless country. Soon McBrearty was playing Butch Harmon to these curious junior golfers. Golf Digest ...

General Gustave Perna U. S. Army, Retired, Operation Warp Speed Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history. In Volume II, Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty chronicles his unit's triumphs and failures in the combat zone of Iraq through a selection of essays and letters written home. With his insight, candor, and love for history, Colonel Mack provides the reader with a rare inside view of this microcosm of American military history. I want to shed light on military operations in Iraq that are far less known to the general ...