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Book · 2020 · Political Science

Battlegrounds

The Fight to Defend the Free World

by H. R. McMaster · Recommended by 2 people on 2 podcasts

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You actually mentioned this in the book battlegrounds which by the way that i listened to it an audio and it was like 19 hours how what is that in pages 400 or something 500 pages right.
Jordan Harbinger · The Jordan Harbinger Show · Oct 2020 Listen at 8:45

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They bought HR McMasters book Battlegrounds which is looking at his 34-year career in the Army including his recent 13-month tenure as National Security adviser for the Trump Administration.
Alexandra Alter The Book Review · Jul 2018

Why people recommend it

Battlegrounds by H. R. McMaster is a comprehensive geopolitical analysis drawing on the author's extensive thirty-four-year military career, which includes serving as the National Security Advisor for the Trump administration. During an episode of The Book Review, Alexandra Alter brought up H.R. McMaster's book during a news roundup covering prominent political memoirs and military analyses, noting that the text closely examines his crucial thirteen-month tenure at the highest levels of national security. Additionally, Jordan Harbinger discussed the publication extensively on The Joe Rogan Experience companion show, The Jordan Harbinger Show, mentioning that he personally listened to the nineteen-hour audiobook version, which translates to a substantial length in traditional print. Harbinger emphasized that the overarching theme of the book focuses on a world in deep disarray, examining what the United States is currently doing about these mounting geopolitical crises and outlining the strategic direction the nation needs to pursue. Harbinger noted that the author deliberately chose to focus on overarching global strategy and systemic challenges rather than getting bogged down in day-to-day political drama and Washington gossip.

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Jordan Harbinger you actually mentioned this in the book battlegrounds which by the way that i listened to it an audio and i… 2
Discussed
“you actually mentioned this in the book battlegrounds which by the way that i listened to it an audio and it was like 19 hours how what is that in pages 400 or something 500 pages right”
Discussed
“it was a book that was about a world in disarray what we're doing about it the direction we need to go i know this was obviously a conscious decision”
Alexandra Alter they bought HR McMasters book Battlegrounds which is looking at his 34-year career in the Army including hi… 1
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“they bought HR McMasters book Battlegrounds which is looking at his 34-year career in the Army including his recent 13-month tenure as National Security adviser for the Trump Administration”

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Plugged
“and i read about this in battlegrounds about how i took with me you know into the white house a determination to at least make different mistakes than those that i had written about during the uh during the period in which vietnam became an american war”
Plugged
“i read about this in the conclusion of battlegrounds because i i tell the story of when i was when i was leaving uh to go to the white house quite unexpectedly right the president hired me on you know president's day in in uh 2017 after interview of mar-a-lago and uh and i flew back on air force one”
Plugged
“it's essentially you know viewing you know these complex challenges that we're facing uh from the perspective of others and in particular as you mentioned our rivals and adversaries and our enemies and and and what he also argues for and what i argue for in the book is to also pay attention to the emotions and the aspirations and”