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Title: No chest beating, just a well written account of life in a recon unit.
Review: This is a great book and source of flashbacks for all Marines who served during the period covered. He describes several recon patrols in detail as well as life on an OP. You will feel you are right there with the 1st Recon warriors. I also enjoyed his descriptions of relatively unglamorous events like reporting in to a new unit, returning from R+R, and just blowing off steam at the club. Good stuff here. There are also many good lessons in small unit leadership. Land navigation, fire support planning, the troop leading steps, SMEAC, etc. "What now, Lieutenant?" still applies.I understand that this book used to be on the CMC Reading List, but was removed. Well, it needs to be put back on there. Our current warriors will be well served to maintain contact with their reconnaissance heritage. Semper fi.
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