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3815322War Nerdhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/war-nerd-9781593763022/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2490767/0dfcef81-8e84-4313-afc4-bea13177add7.jpg?v=638384047795670000223290MXNCatapultInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>[A] raucous, offensive, and sometimes amusing CliffsNotes compilation of wars both well-known and ignored. Utne Reader</strong></p><p>Self-described war nerd Gary Brecher knows hes not alone, that theres a legion of fat, lonely Americans, stuck in stupid, paper-pushing desk jobs, who get off on reading about war because they hate their lives. But Brecher writes about war, too. <em>War Nerd</em> collects his most opinionated, enraging, enlightening, and entertaining pieces. Part war commentator, part angry humorist a la Bill Hicks, Brecher inveighs against pieties of all stripesLiberian generals, Dick Cheney, U.N. peacekeepers, the neo-consand the massive incompetence of military powers. A provocative free thinker, he finds much to admire in the most unlikely places, and not always for the most pacifistic reasons: the Tamil Tigers, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Danes of 1,000 years ago, and so on, across the globe and through the centuries. Crude, scatological, un-P.C., yet deeply informed, Brecher provides a radically different, completely unvarnished perspective on the nature of warfare.</p><p>Military columnist Gary Brechers look at contemporary war is both offensive and illuminating. His book, <em>War Nerd</em> . . . aims to explain why the best-equipped armies in the world continue to lose battles to peasants armed with rocks . . . Brechers unrefined voice adds something essential to the conversation. <em>Mother Jones</em></p><p>Its international news coverage with a soul and acne, not to mention a deeply contrarian point of view. <em>The Millions</em></p>...3751208War Nerd223290https://www.gandhi.com.mx/war-nerd-9781593763022/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2490767/0dfcef81-8e84-4313-afc4-bea13177add7.jpg?v=638384047795670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099781593763022_W3siaWQiOiI4ODk3OThiNy1kYzlkLTQ2YzEtYmFkNC05NjFmMmE4NThiZmQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMwNywiZGlzY291bnQiOjcwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIzNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMDRUMDM6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI1LTA2LTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiIxYzY3OWJkMi1mMDE4LTQ3YzAtYjJiNC02YmM2MDQ4M2VlZDIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI5MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjY3LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIyMywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781593763022_<p><strong>“[A] raucous, offensive, and sometimes amusing CliffsNotes compilation of wars both well-known and ignored.” —Utne Reader</strong></p><p>Self-described war nerd Gary Brecher knows he’s not alone, that there’s a legion of fat, lonely Americans, stuck in stupid, paper-pushing desk jobs, who get off on reading about war because they hate their lives. But Brecher writes about war, too. <em>War Nerd</em> collects his most opinionated, enraging, enlightening, and entertaining pieces. Part war commentator, part angry humorist a` la Bill Hicks, Brecher inveighs against pieties of all stripes—Liberian generals, Dick Cheney, U.N. peacekeepers, the neo-cons—and the massive incompetence of military powers. A provocative free thinker, he finds much to admire in the most unlikely places, and not always for the most pacifistic reasons: the Tamil Tigers, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Danes of 1,000 years ago, and so on, across the globe and through the centuries. Crude, scatological, un-P.C., yet deeply informed, Brecher provides a radically different, completely unvarnished perspective on the nature of warfare.</p><p>“Military columnist Gary Brecher’s look at contemporary war is both offensive and illuminating. His book, <em>War Nerd</em> . . . aims to explain why the best-equipped armies in the world continue to lose battles to peasants armed with rocks . . . Brecher’s unrefined voice adds something essential to the conversation.” —<em>Mother Jones</em></p><p>“It’s international news coverage with a soul and acne, not to mention a deeply contrarian point of view.” —<em>The Millions</em></p>(*_*)9781593763022_<p><strong>[A] raucous, offensive, and sometimes amusing CliffsNotes compilation of wars both well-known and ignored. Utne Reader</strong></p><p>Self-described war nerd Gary Brecher knows hes not alone, that theres a legion of fat, lonely Americans, stuck in stupid, paper-pushing desk jobs, who get off on reading about war because they hate their lives. But Brecher writes about war, too. <em>War Nerd</em> collects his most opinionated, enraging, enlightening, and entertaining pieces. Part war commentator, part angry humorist a la Bill Hicks, Brecher inveighs against pieties of all stripesLiberian generals, Dick Cheney, U.N. peacekeepers, the neo-consand the massive incompetence of military powers. A provocative free thinker, he finds much to admire in the most unlikely places, and not always for the most pacifistic reasons: the Tamil Tigers, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Danes of 1,000 years ago, and so on, across the globe and through the centuries. Crude, scatological, un-P.C., yet deeply informed, Brecher provides a radically different, completely unvarnished perspective on the nature of warfare.</p><p>Military columnist Gary Brechers look at contemporary war is both offensive and illuminating. His book, <em>War Nerd</em> . . . aims to explain why the best-equipped armies in the world continue to lose battles to peasants armed with rocks . . . Brechers unrefined voice adds something essential to the conversation. <em>Mother Jones</em></p><p>Its international news coverage with a soul and acne, not to mention a deeply contrarian point of view. <em>The Millions</em></p>...9781593763022_Catapultlibro_electonico_f06fadf3-d047-39b2-ab80-8b0bdd2fe436_9781593763022;9781593763022_9781593763022Gary BrecherInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-519e06fe-c9e7-4ccc-a714-ede387914fb5.epub2009-03-01T00:00:00+00:00Catapult