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LinkedIn Update: Totally Surreal

On By Scott HolstadIn social media2 Comments

As some of you know, I've been "growing" my LinkedIn network (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottholstad/) this year, both in terms of quantity & quality. I’ve been doing this with the goal of having a high-quality network for consulting purposes at some point in the future. I first blogged about this on May 14 (https://hankrules2011.com/2018/05/14/linkedin-and-my-recent-adventures-there-part-i/) & May 15 (https://hankrules2011.com/2018/05/15/linkedin-and-my-recent-adventures-there-part-ii/). …

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Book Review: Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction

On By Scott HolstadIn Book Reviews, military, Science & Technology2 Comments

Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction by Joseph M. Siracusa My rating: 4 of 5 stars At a little over 150 pages, this book covers a lot of ground in a short format. Unfortunately, while I did think it was pretty good, its focus wasn't entirely what I wanted, and it lacked in some areas. …

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Book Review: Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk

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Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk by Len Deighton My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a pretty good book, but it had some information and assertions that surprised me. I've spent my whole life as a war buff, spent much of my youth consumed with WW II, thought …

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A Review of The Green Berets

On By Scott HolstadIn 5-Star Books, Book Reviews, military

The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U. S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit by Robin Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this book. I first read it many years ago in high school and it's stuck with me ever since, so when I saw it in a used bookstore, I …

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A Review of Warrior: Frank Sturgis

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Warrior: Frank Sturgis---The CIA's #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro but Was Ambushed by Watergate by Jim Hunt My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book is about a legend in the subject's own mind. And perhaps the co-authors'. And perhaps even a few others. But he's really not all that. This book is poorly …

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