Game Changers

Going Local to Defeat Violent Extremists

De: Scott Mann

Narrado por: D. Scott Mann

The storm gathers as we sleep. Despite vast amounts of blood and treasure expended since 9-11-2001, America and her allies are losing the war against Islamist violent extremists. For the first time since the War on Terror began, Green Beret Scott Mann, an original architect and implementer of this strategic program, reveals an immediately useful strategic framework to defeat ISIS, al-Qa'ida, and even criminal elements here at home. This isn't theory, this program started by Green Berets in the central highlands of Vietnam and mastered in the dusty villages of Afghanistan, holds the key to defeating Islamist violent extremists.

©2015 D. Scott Mann (P)2015 D. Scott Mann

Essential Reading for everyone in the government and military.

Game Changers is essential reading for anyone involved in the government, or military that deals with the Muslim world.

Lt. Col. Scott Mann (Ret) lays down the only framework and method of creating lasting change that will both steer the Muslim world towards positive and stable change, but will also help to protect Americans at home and American interests abroad.

This method will save the US taxpayer trillions of dollars and even more importantly, protect the lives of Americans.

Changing the nation-building strategy

The future is here, and our traditional political based military strategy won’t work. Excellent read. Now, let’s engage.

Passionate book with real world solutions

This book has a lot of real world practical experience that makes a lot of sense for dealing with other cultures that we are not familiar with. It is not just a military book, but a book to deal with cultures anywhere. I even shared it with my brother-in-law who is a missionary in Uganda to share a different perspective on how to deal with the native populations that he is dealing with.

Although the narrator obviously wasn't a professional narrator, being the original author he was able to share a passion that I don't know if a professional narrator would have been able to express. I especially liked his conclusions at the end of each chapter because it seemed like he was sharing from his heart, not a written page.

Identity the problem before it can be solved

This is a solid work from a solid senior operator. He relates the challenge of working in an insurgency and relates it to what can be done on our own front door.
The power of story and sharing the narrative is the basis of my own mission philosophy as I move forward in my Afghanistan mission as well as in my business.
Don't pass this book by because you are not in the military or have anything to do with counter insurgency. You will find value in these words.

Mann understands and can tell a great story

Would you listen to Game Changers again? Why?

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and would do so again to be reminded of the basics. Although this book is somewhat technical and obviously militarily focused the basic principles that Scott lays out can be directly applied to life in general. Relationships will take you places in life. It is not what you know but who you know and just because your way worked for you it is not necessarily universal.

What other book might you compare Game Changers to and why?

I found this book similar to One Mission by Chris Fussell. The power of relationships throughout all levels of an organization can never be emphasized enough. Also the empowerment of individual team members is paramount to scale any organization.

What about D. Scott Mann’s performance did you like?

Scott's conversational style, his off the script remarks and southern drawl make listening easy and engaging.

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

It reminded me that starting with a story and starting with Why is important to gain buy in from almost anyone. Also the importance of sticking with it and empowering people.