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  • The Mission, the Men, and Me

  • Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
  • By: Pete Blaber
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (225 ratings)

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The Mission, the Men, and Me

By: Pete Blaber
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Publisher's Summary

As a commander of Delta Force - the most elite counter terrorist organization in the world - Pete Blaber took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Now he takes his intimate knowledge of warfare - and the heart, mind, and spirit it takes to win - and moves his focus from the combat zone to civilian life.

As the smoke clears from exciting stories about never-before-revealed top-secret missions that were executed all over the globe, listeners will emerge wiser, more capable, and more ready for life's personal victories than they ever thought possible.

©2013 Pete Blaber (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks

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Great leadership concepts

The highlight and resonating take away was the case study of how leaders who don't have knowledge of the whole situation on the ground need shouldn't make decisions base on there high level narrow view. True leaders will empower and trust the leaders who have the context give you the options based on real-time and broadest perspective.

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"whats ur recommendations " LTC PETE

a true book about leadership. its up there with lions of kandaher. thank you sir

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Brilliant and insightful

filled with principles that can be applied to any situation. Presented in a very entertaining yet modest format. I learnt a lot.

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great learning opportunity.

There are some great lessons to be learned in this book. I highly recommend it.

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Easy listen.

Great story, educational, humorous and great narration. A definite listen for anyone interested in Special Forces and what goes on in the background of battles.

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Well thought out.

As a veteran I enjoyed the personal comments and the threading into everyday life. A good read (well listen) and well narrated

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Such a powerful message for leaders at all levels

This story has made a huge impact on me and the way I look at leadership.

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Great insights and reflections

Great insight into the inner workings of the special forces, some great lessons for any leader, worth the read

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Deceptively Iconic

One of the best books I’ve read in years. This book has stayed with me and I reference it constantly.

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Thank you for your service and wisdom

Very interesting perspective on Afghanistan and the American military machine. I am grateful to leaders like Pete Blaber who care about their troops and appreciate the value of the frontline experience. He does a nice job of highlighting the inevitable realities, inefficiencies and political challenges in leading in large bureaucratic organisations. He also wraps up some nice life lessons for us all to consider. I would have liked a little more detail about key battles such as Takur Ghar, there was definitely a lot more to that story that the author could have covered. Overall a good story and different perspective on the war on terror.

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