Book Reading List Archives • Spotter Up

Just a Few of the Books on Special Forces you SHOULD BE READING

August 23, 2017

Book Reading List, Books, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, The Team Room

Legend: The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines The true story of the U.S. Army’s 240th Assault Helicopter Compan... Read More...

A Few Books from the Ancient Greeks you Should be Reading

Michael Kurcina

August 12, 2017

Accessories, Book Reading List, Books, Inspirational, Mission Critical

The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides The writer Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote about the three decades long war that left Athens in shambles and Sparta the stronger for it. The Greek world was turned around by... Read More...

Book Review: the Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living

Michael Kurcina

April 24, 2017

Book Reading List, Books, Camping, Home Security, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, Prepping & Survival, Product Reviews, PSYCHE

I have traveled the world as Survivorman — experiencing and filming survival in every ecosystem there is—I can sit back and watch my shows and see John and Geri's teachings peek through in every situation. I ha... Read More...

Book Review: God’s Terrorists

Michael Kurcina

April 3, 2017

Book Reading List, Books, Intel & Opinion, Product Reviews, PSYCHE

Over the many years that we have been fighting wars overseas many Americans still don't know anything about Wahhabism, and yet this strict form of Islam is practiced by many in Saudi Arabia today. We've heard o... Read More...

10 Killer Books to Add to Your Survival Library, List 2

Michael Kurcina

March 24, 2017

Accessories, Book Reading List, Books, EDC, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Notebooks, Prepping & Survival

One of the best ways to see if something works is to try it at home before you ever have to use it in a survival situation. I put this list together from the literature I've looked at and found ... Read More...

10 Killer Books to Add to Your Survival Library, List 1

Michael Kurcina

March 17, 2017

Book Reading List, Camping, Cooking, EDC, Homesteading, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Notebooks, Planning, Prepping & Survival

One of the best ways to see if something works is to try it at home before you ever have to use it in a survival situation. I put this list together from the literature I've looked at and found useful and i... Read More...

Spotter Up Book Reading List

Michael Kurcina

March 17, 2017

Book Reading List, Books

Our recommended Book Reading List will continue to expand. We felt it was easiest to organize the books by eras rather than by titles. The Skills Improvement and Entertainment section is grouped by common Areas... Read More...

The Spotter Up Team Top 5 Books on Their Reading List Now, List #1

Michael Kurcina

February 12, 2017

Accessories, Art, Book Reading List, Books, Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, Leadership, LIFE, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Mission Health, NETWORKS, PSYCHE, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

People often ask me for book recommendations, so I asked the Spotter Up team to give me a list of their top 5 books they read or re-read in 2016. Our list includes both fiction and non-fiction books and why... Read More...

Book Review: Unflinching, by Master Corporal (Ret.) Jody Mitic

Keith Dow

January 3, 2017

Art, Book Reading List, Books, Leadership, Mission Critical, Product Reviews, PSYCHE, The Team Room

Review: Unflinching, by Master Corporal (Ret.) Jody Mitic When I first moved to Canada in 2013 after leaving the US Army, I knew very little about the Canadian Armed Forces. I couldn’t tell you much abo... Read More...

An Interview and Book Review with Elliot Ackerman, author of Green on Blue

Michael Kurcina

January 2, 2017

Art, Book Reading List, Books, Intel & Opinion, Leadership, LIFE, NETWORKS, Product Reviews, PSYCHE, The Team Room

I met Elliot Ackerman through a friend who served under Elliot while they fought at the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. I was very happy to speak with Elliot and he was gracious enough to share his time with me. ... Read More...