The Art of Peace (Audible Audio Edition) Robert Moriarty Joel Allen Listen and Think Audio Books
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Smedley Butler, the most decorated marine in US history, said, "War is a racket". Follow the experiences of one of the most highly decorated veterans of the Vietnam War and see the conclusion he came to about the warfare state. The book will take you through his military career. He discusses both what he did during his time in service and comments on the state of endless wars the US finds itself embroiled in today. Empires end when they begin to enter into military adventurism. At that point either the empire goes into bankruptcy or another country defeats it in war. There are no other alternatives.
The Art of Peace (Audible Audio Edition) Robert Moriarty Joel Allen Listen and Think Audio Books
The Moriarty story “The Art of Peace” is about a high school aged youth from his days at Marine Corps boot camp to becoming one of the most decorated pilots in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. This is a must read for those who send people to war to die but don’t take any risks themselves and view war from a different perspective than those who fight and die. Prior wars need to be studied just like football game films so that we can learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.At the time I was reading this book I was also reading “Ride The Thunder” about the end of the Vietnam War. Both of these books tell a story about Vietnam that most of us don’t know. “The Art of Peace” is the Flying Leatherneck story for Vietnam. The difference in the two books is that Moriarty discloses the true Vietnam Marine Corps and American mistakes while “Ride The Thunder” is unrealistic in that the Marines could do no wrong.
Just like in the “Marines’ Hymn where it states "in the air, on land, and sea" this book is the best read about Marine aviation and its support of the Marine ground troops during the Vietnam War. The book covers the war from jets to the Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog “O-1” a single-engined liaison and observation aircraft first delivered to the military in 1950. The O-1 was a Marine’s best friend in that it controlled fixed wing jets, bombers, helicopter gunships, Navy ship rounds, field artillery, emergency extractions and radio relay. The author flew both the McDonnell F-4 Phantom and the O-1 Bird Dog. If Moriarty was asked about his awards, medals and 832 combat missions he would most probably reply with “I did my job, I saved lives and that is the real reward.” This is a must read.
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The Art of Peace (Audible Audio Edition) Robert Moriarty Joel Allen Listen and Think Audio Books Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Art of Peace". Partly because it was written in a way that lets you see things through the eyes of a fearless individual in various and often extreme circumstances. Bob is a no BS style person who you do not have to agree with, but cannot help but admire his guts and unique approach to both mundane and challenging situations. I met Bob a couple times several years back (visiting junior mining companies) and he is the same person in real life as he presents himself in his book. Within seconds of Bob opening his mouth in a group situation everyone else stops talking and pays attention. His personality just cuts through mundane chatter like a hot knife thru butter. An interesting insight into his fearless nature both in the battlefield and in day to day conversations was described in his book. I forget the exact details but in his book he described being legally dead for around 20 minutes some time before joining the military. His experience while "dead" was profound & removed all fear of dying once he recovered. He just does not have any fear whatsoever it seems, and lives his life doing exactly what he wants to do when he wants to do it. You will enjoy this book.
- Doug Beiers
Those who’ve already reviewed Bob Moriarty’s “The Art of Peace” have brilliantly hit all its salient nails on the head. Thus my few words here are not so much about the content of this terrific book -- which is masterfully structured and enhanced by its photos section and chapter-opening reminiscings of time-honoured anti-war songs -- but rather what it gave to me a comprehensive understanding of war’s wasting of lives and often uselessness as a tool for resolving sovereign differences. To be sure, the World Wars necessarily secured freedom and democracy for the western world. But so many modern-day wars have gone for naught, as ever so exemplified by Bob in his taking us up through the Marines Corps and along as his co-pilot across the warring 1960's Southeast Asian skies and over the combative jungles and rice paddies.
There is no question that Bob’s at times brazen, indeed 007-type creative cunning as the Marines' youngest aviator in flying over 800 missions during the Vietnam War, saved an incalculable amount of American lives, which otherwise lost would have pushed the death-toll well beyond the staggering 58,209 who died. The number of people I value in life as heroes are very limited. Bob just made that short list. He is a Magnificent Warrior, simply known to his fighting flying buddies as “Mo”, and whom through this book you’ll make a new hero.
Moriarty reflects and exposes the "Realpolitik" origins of war in this account of his active service in Vietnam. [...]
Ranking alongside Smedley Butler’s “War is a Racket” of 1935, Bob Moriarty’s “The Art of Peace” describes the false decisions taken in the Vietnam War by the USA Congress and the Pentagon, mired in controversy and conflicting interests. The cost is measured in the loss of blood and treasure of non winnable misguided wars fought with the wrong equipment, command structures, and strategies.
The narrative is based on Moriarty’s experiences in the Vietnam war, but also with reflection on previous wars, false flag episodes, and all punctuated by the anti-war popular songs of the period. Moriarty is neither a draft dodging politician, nor an arm chair ex General in a sponsored Think Tank. He was the youngest marine pilot in Vietnam, flew the most (over 800) missions, and was decorated accordingly.
Like Smedley Butler, he realized retrospectively, through age and experience, the follies of his (and other young servicemen’s ) youth, in following orders unquestionably without questioning or understanding the politics and underlying reasons behind the war.
Moriarty had the courage to write this book portraying the “truths” of the Vietnam War, and exposing the futilities and idiocy of all wars of hubris and aggression. Moriarty was a Warrior in Vietnam, and remains so to this day, regaining the high moral ground with his excellent account of his career in the Marines; “The Art of Peace”.
The Moriarty story “The Art of Peace” is about a high school aged youth from his days at Marine Corps boot camp to becoming one of the most decorated pilots in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. This is a must read for those who send people to war to die but don’t take any risks themselves and view war from a different perspective than those who fight and die. Prior wars need to be studied just like football game films so that we can learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.
At the time I was reading this book I was also reading “Ride The Thunder” about the end of the Vietnam War. Both of these books tell a story about Vietnam that most of us don’t know. “The Art of Peace” is the Flying Leatherneck story for Vietnam. The difference in the two books is that Moriarty discloses the true Vietnam Marine Corps and American mistakes while “Ride The Thunder” is unrealistic in that the Marines could do no wrong.
Just like in the “Marines’ Hymn where it states "in the air, on land, and sea" this book is the best read about Marine aviation and its support of the Marine ground troops during the Vietnam War. The book covers the war from jets to the Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog “O-1” a single-engined liaison and observation aircraft first delivered to the military in 1950. The O-1 was a Marine’s best friend in that it controlled fixed wing jets, bombers, helicopter gunships, Navy ship rounds, field artillery, emergency extractions and radio relay. The author flew both the McDonnell F-4 Phantom and the O-1 Bird Dog. If Moriarty was asked about his awards, medals and 832 combat missions he would most probably reply with “I did my job, I saved lives and that is the real reward.” This is a must read.
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