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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1612001939
ISBN-13
9781612001937
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160104309
Product Key Features
Book Title
I am Soldier of Fortune : Dancing with Devils
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Modern / 20th Century, Journalism, Modern / General, Military
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-387415
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
...jumps out of its page and fills the reader with the adrenalin .... The adrenalin rush is a drug and after a while it keeps turning a good soldier into more adventures, reloading that syringe and re-injecting potency... The average person who will read the book will learn a history of Cold War and post-Cold War actions which would otherwise be polluted by layers of media editors or who would, as they often do, use a buzz word or two at the expense of the truth., "Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Brown, USAR (Ret.) has published his autobiography titled, "I Am Soldier of Fortune: Dancing with Devils". WDW - FL received a copy for review. Robert K. Brown's (or RKB as he is known to his friends) book is more than just an autobiography, it is a monumental lesson in American and world history.RKB's book reads like a Tom Clancy novel, may Tom rest in peace.A lover of good whiskey, danger and going where the action is, usually on his own dime, makes him a modern day Ernest Hemingway.", ...its 398 enthralling pages, which march readers through every major battlefield in our collective recent memory, are extremely educative about the life and character of a man many may think they know but will learn eons more about from this book., Brown's new book, I Am Soldier of Fortune: Dancing with Devils, like the man himself, is as blunt, interesting and as innovative as they come. Crusty as hell at times, his meat-and-potatoes style of covering conflicts went on to make the man an icon among his readers...|9781612001937|, Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Brown, USAR (Ret.) has published his autobiography titled, "I Am Soldier of Fortune: Dancing with Devils". WDW - FL received a copy for review. Robert K. Brown's (or RKB as he is known to his friends) book is more than just an autobiography, it is a monumental lesson in American and world history.RKB's book reads like a Tom Clancy novel, may Tom rest in peace.A lover of good whiskey, danger and going where the action is, usually on his own dime, makes him a modern day Ernest Hemingway., ...gives you an insider's look at recent history. Brown lived an adventurous life, in many respects similar to some famous fictional heroes. Those tales are here, and some of the stories are humorous, after the fact, but no doubt not at the time the events happened. Humorous or not, each chapter is an interesting story, and this book is worth having for serious reading material., Bob's book is a walk through history and particularly America's Profession of Arms, both public and private, role in defining and shaping that history. But what is unique is in this highly readable and enjoyable book, is the fact that Bob was intimately involved in not only recording but also shaping that history..., Revolutionary or armed rebel...LTC Robert K. Brown has not only seen the elephant, he fist pounded his chest and stared a herd of them down from one bloody brush war to the next for the past forty years. RKB warned us - through the hard lessons and pages of Soldier of Fortune - just how filthy and fatal firefights, ambushes, and punji sticks can be. He also stoked our hunger for patriotism, selfless service, and the all-American craving to defend the land of the free to the bitter end. , "I Am Solider of Fortune" is a half-century of history told from ground level. The higher value, though, may be in the perspective it offers on the warrior culture. From the outside, it is easy to believe every soldier of fortune, every "private security contractor," is a Rambo-style wild man, pumped on testosterone. Some of the characters passing through Mr. Brown's book are that. Others are darkly sinister. Most are measured, disciplined professionals who understand both risk and principle. ... At 80, Robert K. Brown stands as a central figure in a shadow world of secrecy and myth. His book opens that world to readers on the outside. There are many who don't like Soldier of Fortune magazine and the culture of rogue warrior exploits it represents. Bob Brown doesn't care., ...it truly covers the breadth and depth of this well-known (and sometimes controversial) magazine and its maximum leader. As he does in real-life, Brown just tells it like it was in these pages., Bob Brown's book is well named. It is, on one hand, a concise chronological history of a unique American publishing venture, and on the other, an autobiography of a maverick soldier and his bizarre assortment of cronies. Above all, it is a great read., Col. Brown's book is a breath of fresh air and reminds us that with spirit, determination, courage and ingenuity, one individual can accomplish amazing things living in the land of the free and home of the brave. Let's try to keep it that way. Read his book and be inspired., Bob Brown is a "Mature Audiences Only" kind of guy, and so is this gripping book. I love his unabashed defense of our 2nd Amendment, his relentless disdain for commies and his steadfast support for our fellow Vietnam vets. I admire Bob's penchant for seeking trouble - and when he finds it - his rush to the sound of gunfire. Though I cannot vouch for all the characters and events in this great read, his account of the million dollar reward for a Soviet HIND helicopter is spot on!, The book is written in Brown's flamboyant, self-effacing style, and through it all I've had a chance to reflect on his red, white and blue patriotism as one of America's most fearless journalists and, yes, a soldier for fortune who cares about God and Country., Lt. Col. Brown and the SOF team were at the forefront of fighting Communist oppression during the cold war. They made a difference, and the Nation is better for it.", As a journalist, Robert K. Brown out-gonzo's Hunter S. Thompson, fighting in and then reporting on dozens of guerilla wars in the nastiest Petri dishes in the world. The reader is plunged into the arena of late 20th century warfare by the founding publisher and editor of the iconic and iconoclastic Soldier of Fortune magazine.... a rollicking good reminiscence by a man who has lived life to the fullest and emerged alive, fit and successful at 80....amply illustrated with dozens of photographs and supporting documents and the prose is as witty and colorful as the author himself. The man can write....I'll keep checking the perimeter, er, the bookstore--hoping to find a 'Part II'.
Dewey Decimal
355.354092
Table Of Content
PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION BY VANN SPENCER 1: I SCHEME TO BECOME A TOP GUN PILOT, A HARD-CHARGING MARINE, A SPECIAL AGENT OR . . . ? 2: CUBA . . . THE BEGINNING OF THE ROAD (TO PERDITION?) 3: THE NON-INVASION OF HAITI 4: WANDERING THROUGH THE ARMY; ANGLING FOR NAM 5: A-TEAM ADVENTURES: WHACKING MR. CHARLES . . .AND ALMOST GETTING WHACKED MYSELF 6: JUMPING INTO HELL 7: HOW I WAS TO BECOME DEFENSE MINISTER OF A NEW NATION 8: HELPING OUT IN THE BUSH WAR 9: THE BETRAYAL OF "GENTLEMAN JIM" 10: RHODESIA: THE LAND OF MERCS AND HIRED GUNS 11: CONS, PSYCHICS AND AN ABORTED SEARCH FOR POWS 12: SOF IS SUCKED INTO THE HUNT 13: YELLOW DEATH IN LAOS 14: POWS ON OUR MIND 15: DETOURING INTO A LAOTIAN REVOLUTION 16: SOF BLASTS THE BALLOON WITH THE ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE 17: SAY GOODBYE, COMRADE JAWS: SOF BREAKS BREAD WITH THE KGB 18: AFGHANISTAN, ROUND ONE: TRUMPING THE CIA 19: SOF GOES TO PAKISTAN 20: SOLDIER OF FORTUNE JIHAD: WE ATTACK A RUSSIAN FORT 21: SOF NEVER MISSES A WAR: MISSION TO LEBANON 22: GRENADA--ONE WE WON! 23: A GAME OF "DOMINOS" IN EL SALVADOR 24: THE SOFWILD BUNCH AND THE CONTRAS 25: SOF TRIES BRIBERY; OR HOW I NEVER GOT RICH 26: HOSTAGE TO HOLLYWOOD 27: SURINAM: SLOW BOAT TO A SLOW WAR 28: GUNS BEHIND THE GREAT WALL 29: DESERT STORM DIARY 30: ON THE SHARP EDGE WITH BOSNIA'S COUNTER-SNIPERS 31: HARD ROAD TO SARAJEVO 32: HELL ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL: THE HUNT FOR AN EXTINCT COW CONCLUSION: AS LONG AS TYRANTS AND LIBERALS EXIST AND I AM STILL KICKING . . . APPENDIX A: MY WAR IN EL SALVADOR BY PETER G. KOKALIS APPENDIX B: CORRESPONDENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
Synopsis
This long-awaited book takes the readers into combat zones where Brown and his daring combat journalists, or fearless "dogs of war," trotted across the globe. His rogue warrior journalists embedded themselves with anti-Communist guerillas or freedom fighters, often training and fighting with rebels against oppressive regimes. In their revolutionary, Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Thirty-eight years ago he launched an upstart magazine from his basement called Soldier of Fortune, which pushed the bounds of journalism to its limits with his untamed brand of reporting--a camera in one hand, a gun in the other, and soon thereafter he discovered that he'd established a worldwide community. His wildly popular, notorious magazine became an icon for action-seekers in the U.S. and around the world. In this long-awaited book, Brown tells his own story, taking the readers into combat zones where he and his daring combat journalists, or fearless "dogs of war," trotted across the globe. His rogue warrior journalists embedded themselves with anti-Communist guerillas or freedom fighters, often training and fighting with rebels against oppressive regimes. In their revolutionary journalistic style, they created the action and then wrote about it. Generals and leaders of exotic armies welcomed the SOF visitors and led them or allowed them to tread into unchartered territory. Brown himself accompanied teams to work and fight with the Rhodesians; the Afghans during the Afghan-Russo war, Christian Phalange in Lebanon; ethnic minority Karens in Burma; the ethnic tribes fighting the Communist government of Laos; the army of El Salvador; and the armed forces of struggling Croatia. Brown sent medical teams, often into the jaws of danger, to Burma, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, Bosnia, El Salvador and Nicaragua, and also into Peru after a devastating earthquake. In short, the "Soldiers of Fortune" went where even the U.S. government feared to tread, and they did it with gallant style, not fearing risk but welcoming the challenge, as long as they felt the cause was right and needed to be reported. In this book the exploits of Brown and his veteran teams are revealed for the first time in all their gonzo glory, even as the U.S. military, public, and polite diplomatic society sometimes shunned their endeavors. This is the story of Robert Brown's dogged quest, in journalism as well as warfare, to "Slay Dragons, do noble deeds and never, never give up."
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