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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William H. McRaven

crypto_ceejay's review

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5.0

Excellent stories. Inspiring, patriotic. True heroism.

jtferdon's review

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3.0

3.5 stars

brob1856's review

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5.0

Recommended read for EVERYONE! ! ! ! This along with his book “make your bed” should be required reading for all adults!

apple_juice_octopus's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

modernstoic's review

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5.0

McRaven is an incredible SEAL who through his speeches and books inspires people to do their best, and has a way with words to instill unity among people.

Of all the military people, Nathaniel Fick, Jocko, Goggins, and Mattis. McRaven is one of the most effective military communicators. His ability to convey the dilemmas and lessons in an inspiring way to civilians without watering it down too much is unrivaled.

Although he talks a bit a bout his own experience and such, this book is definitely not like Generation kill, it is not a raw account of what it is like in the SEAL teams, leadership in special op, etc.

The author of Never split the difference shows up in this book, not by name though. That was an interesting crossover I didn't expect. lol.

I'd recommend Generation Kill/One bullet Away for raw accounts of war and then Mattis' book.

jmltgu's review

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4.0

Really enjoyed this — a respectable man who went through way more than I realized in his career and has proven capable of continuing to face challenges of leadership, I got a much better sense of him and the climate in organizations he led as a result of this book. Definitely recommended to any who look at it and think, “This might be interesting.”

coulterdaniel's review

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

wkdoolan's review

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adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

4.0

beltalowda's review

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5.0

Even as a non-Americans and a pacifist - I quite enjoyed the book and the story telling of the Admiral. I think the author was honest and if there are more people like him in positions of power to decide who lives and dies there’s be just a tiny bit of hope for the world.

keoghan's review against another edition

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informative inspiring

5.0