The Dawn of the Special Purpose Units & the International Ranger Platoon
This was the dawn of the International Ranger Platoon that formed the embryo of the future Swedish Special Forces.
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A Snap Shot of War from the Diaries and Letters of Generals and Soldiers
Our reflections on war are captured in different ways. The diaries of generals often read like the works of ancient Greek heroes. Brimming with purpose and almost unconscious of the human cost, they sometimes win and often lose, crushed by the Herculean weight that they try to lift.
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Why Veterans Should Write for Themselves?
Continuing from where we left off in War Diaries Issue 5, we want to reiterate the importance of veterans writing for themselves.
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Writing Military Biography/Autobiography
The book is an autobiography, and as a historian and biographer, I was given a front-row seat to a firsthand account of the Swedish military experience in the 2000s.
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Veterans and Generals
This idea of the great general who could command and solve every issue through the use of force is perhaps something well suited for ancient history.
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