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War Nerd
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War Nerd

by Gary Brecher

Naval Ravikant
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.

Selfdescribed war nerd Gary Brecher knows hes not alone, that theres a legion of fat, lonely Americans, stuck in stupid, paperpushing desk jobs, who get off on reading about war because they hate their lives. But Brecher writes about war, too. War Nerd collects his most opinionated, enraging, enlightening, and entertaining pieces. Part war commen...

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Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant

Co-founder of AngelList; angel investor

@rabois On a lighter but still very educational note, check out "The War Nerd" by Gary Brecker, or read one of his columns at The Exile.

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