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American History a Veteran's Perspective: Essays, Reflections, and Reviews Kindle Edition
"Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike."
Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through essays, reflections, and reviews. “Colonel Mack” takes the reader through the significant milestones of American History, starting with a discussion of the initial human migration of the North American continent right up to and through the Global War on Terror. He concludes his personal journey through American History with a speech given in honor of a fallen comrade.
About the Author
John J. McBrearty's 32-year military career consisted of positions of increased responsibilities and spanned the globe with operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Thailand. He retired in 2016 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
John J. McBrearty, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, as well as Temple University. He also holds a master's degree in American history from the American Public University and served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at California State University, San Bernardino. His unique multi-service career, increasingly significant military assignments and combat action give him insight into the importance of American history and freedom.
His work has also been published or featured in Sports Illustrated, Golf Week, Stars and Stripes, Callaway Magazine, Grizzly Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Main Line Times, News of Delaware County, Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino Sun, Press Enterprise, and others.
Having joined the ranks of the "retired," John is active with several Veterans Affairs support groups. He is a golf instructor and an avid player. John currently lives with his family in Southern California.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 28, 2022
- File size49338 KB
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Whatmakes this book fascinating is that it discusses a selection of academic textson American History by a combat veteran who speaks with the authority ofsomeone who dedicated his life to defending this country. John Cole,USMC Veteran Vietnam, author of "Giants and Friends".
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- ASIN : B0BKWX837R
- Publisher : Written by Veterans (October 28, 2022)
- Publication date : October 28, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 49338 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 227 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,283,387 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #73 in Turn of the 19th Century U.S. History
- #167 in Biographies of the Cold War
- #222 in History of Antebellum U.S.
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About the author
Recognized for excellence by President Barack Obama, Combat Veteran John J. McBrearty’s 32-year military career consisted of positions of increased responsibilities and spanned the globe with operations in; Iraq, Kuwait, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Thailand. He retired in 2016 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
John J. McBrearty, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, as well as Temple University. He also holds a master's degree in American history from American Public University and served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at California State University, San Bernardino and Claremont McKenna College..
Lt. Colonel McBrearty's previous works have been published or featured in Sports Illustrated, Golfweek, Golf Digest, Callaway Magazine, Stars and Stripes, Grizzly Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Main Line Times, News of Delaware County, Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino Sun, Press Enterprise and more.
Having joined the ranks of the "retired," best-selling Amazon author John J. McBrearty is active with several Veterans Affairs support groups. He is a golf instructor and an avid player. John currently lives with his family in Southern California.
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Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty shares some similarities with the following individuals:
1. J. D. Salinger (“Catcher in the Rye” author).
2. Norman Schwarzkopf (General U.S. Army, Commander of United States Central Command, and led all coalition forces in the Gulf War “Desert Storm”).
3. H. R. McMaster (Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, former National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump).
All of these individuals, as well as Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty, are graduates of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, served in the U.S. Military, and are published authors.
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NOTE:
John is the author of the book series, American History, a Veteran’s Perspective. COMBAT ESSAY’S (Volume II in the series) became an Amazon Best Seller in Iraq War History. COMBAT JOURNAL’S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all published on Amazon. John published his first in a series of “how to” books, CHILDREN’S GOLF (Volume I), which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release for physical education. John’s children’s book series includes CLAIRE THE MAGICAL DOG, is also available on Amazon. Additionally, John contributed to the veteran-written Anthology, MESSAGES FROM THE BACKROOM (2023). John is also contributing to Written by Veteran’s, ANTHOLOGY (2024). LEADERSHIP LESSONS and ARMY VALUES are leadership books written by John and were both #1 New Releases in the categories of Army Strategy and the Iraq War.
"Coach John's" CHILDREN'S GOLF, is the ultimate "how to" book for those junior golfers. In fact, adults could also learn the fundamentals of the golf swing from this easy to read, photo filled publication. This book is already an AMAZON BEST SELLER in Golf Coaching!
Having joined the ranks of the "retired," John is active with several Veterans Affairs support groups. John, “COL Mack”, is a member of “Written by Veterans” where he serves as a literary mentor and advisor for other veterans and is a guest lecturer at several Universities and Colleges. He is a golf instructor and enjoys a friendly game of golf from time to time.
Recently John was featured on a segments of CBS Los Angeles’, “Veterans’ Voices” (American History books) and “Sports Central” (Children’s Golf books).
You can follow John and all of his literary projects on line with a simple google search.
Thank you for taking the time to visit this Authors page. JM
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024Lt. Colonel Mack accurately portrays American Military History and has a thorough knowledge of the subject. His recount of dates, times, and events are spot on. As a retired combat veteran, he effectively connected with the American militia of the day. This is a "must read" for veterans and non-veterans alike. As a senior officer, Lt. Colonel Mack would have been welcomed to have command of one of my units. Major General Peter J. Gravett, US Army (Retired).
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024Colonel McBrearty is a talented writer with a very bright future ahead of himself! I loved this book! McBrearty explains AMERICAN HISTORY so that a veteran and non-historian like me can understand and find it interesting. He has a mastery of the English language that will take you by surprise. A great first effort in the publishing world. Keep up the great work Colonel!!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022What makes this book fascinating is that it discusses a selection of academic texts on American History by a combat veteran who speaks with the authority of someone who dedicated his life to defending this country.
Lieutenant Colonel McBrearty’s reflections always maintain a personal perspective through photos and the selection of texts he examines. However, as we progress through the cultural changes and wars that shaped America’s recent History, McBrearty speaks as a direct participant, and the book culminates in his poignant speech honoring his fallen comrades.
The book is truly a compelling and thought-provoking read!
(I bought this book at a VA Veterans Day Celebration – the perfect occasion)