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Steven’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Steven’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Steven Hildreth Jr.’s Followers (90)
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Steven Hildreth Jr.
Goodreads Author
Born
in Rexburg, ID, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
May 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/stevenhildrethjr
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The First Bayonet (Ben Williams, #1)
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2012
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4 editions
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Fault Lines (Forsaken Patriots, #1)
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The Sovereigns (Ben Williams, #2)
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2015
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2 editions
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The Ronin Genesis (Ben Williams, #3)
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Nightmare Exodus (Forsaken Patriots, #2)
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Outside the Wire (Forsaken Patriots Origins #1)
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2020
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Open Contract (Forsaken Patriots, #4)
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2024
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3 editions
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Prairie Fire (Forsaken Patriots Origins #2)
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Vermilion Boiling (Forsaken Patriots, #3)
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Liberation
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2020
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2 editions
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The Guns and Gear of VERMILION BOILING
In the tradition of my friend Peter Nealen, I figured I’d give a rundown of some of the gear featured in the sophomore novel of the Forsaken Patriots series, Vermilion Boiling.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Rifles/Carbines
AKMS
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The commander of the Republican Guard unit, David Botende, is depicted as carrying an AKMS, the folding stock variant of the AKM rifle.
AK-15
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Steven’s Recent Updates
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Steven Jr.
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Jason Kasper grips the reader from the jump with LETHAL HORIZON, the eighth novel in the Shadow Strike series. This novel finds David Rivers and his team seemingly nearing the endgame when they discover a target packet for their #1 HVT, Erik Weisz. Ho ...more |
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A Must-Read History of US Army Special Forces Jack Murphy--a renowned journalist and SOF veteran--has compiled a must-read history of the US Army Special Forces in WE DEFY. To be clear: this is not a complete, back to front history. This is a history o ...more |
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A Compelling Human Story Having followed her on social media and learning much from her perspectives, I've long had Tetyana Denford's THE SOLDIER'S CHILD in my reading queue. I finally got around to reading it, and I'm glad that I have read it. As the s ...more |
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A blend of pulp, grit, and authenticity A friend strongly recommended Jon Peak's Task Force Cobra to me. As I do with most recommendations, I took my time getting to it until I found myself wanting a fiction read before I delved into non-fiction again ...more |
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Steven Jr.
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Sidor Does It Again The seventh entry in the Covert Action series, TERMINAL SANCTION, finds protagonist Avery at his lowest point. Over the course of the series, we've seen Avery evolve from a bare bones misanthropic covert operator to a man broken and ...more |
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Steven Jr.
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Steven Jr.
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Steven Jr.
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Natasha Niezgoda's review
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Forget Your Morals (The Carlson Brothers, #2):
"Taboo? Yes.
Good? Debatable. Would I recommend? Unless you have absolutely nothing better to do." |
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Steven Jr.
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Natasha Niezgoda's status update
Natasha Niezgoda
is 42% done with I Got a Name: The whole notion of the police not being able to get involved in a “domestic” situation terrifies me.
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“It's always the guys that brag about wanting to mix it up with the bad guys that shit their pants when it hits the fan. We talked a big game back at the FOB, but now we had hot lead snapping and cracking over our heads.” Williams”
― The First Bayonet
― The First Bayonet
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“A reservoir of rage exists in each person, waiting to burst out. We fantasize about killing or humiliating our boss or the guy who took our parking space. It is only by growing up in a civilized society of law that we learn the idea of proportionate response.”
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“The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Only when we are in the midst of conflict does the shallowness and vapidness of much of our lives become apparent.”
― War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
― War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
“I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: if you fuck with me I'll kill you all.”
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“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”
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