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Book Review by Doug Livermore in The Drop, Special Forces Association

A Landmark Study in the Birth of Modern Unconventional Warfare

James Stejskal delivers a masterful exploration of the origins of modern special operations and unconventional warfare. Far from being another biographical treatment of T.E. Lawrence, this exceptional work examines the collective efforts of the British Military Mission (BMM) that operated in the Arabian Peninsula during World War I, revealing how a small cadre of irregular warfare specialists pioneered tactics and operational concepts that would shape military doctrine for generations to comeโ€ฆ

Stejskal brings unique credibility to this historical analysis. As a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer who served thirty-five years as a “Green Beret” and CIA case officer, he understands unconventional warfare not merely as an academic concept but as a lived realityโ€ฆ
His career included two tours with the elite Special Forces Berlin unit during the Cold War, where he conducted clandestine operations behind potential Warsaw Pact lines, and later service with the CIA in numerous high-risk environments worldwideโ€ฆ

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WORLD JATT / JAAT DAY

“Multi sourced information and Extensively researched,” Dr. V. Gill, USA

Saga Indicus traces the origins of the Indian Jatts. Agriculturists, warriors, and now represented in all the professions, they are mainly found in Punjab, Sindh, Rajputana and the western portion of the Gangetic Doab. The origins of Jatts cannot be traced without exploring ancient Indian history which takes the lionโ€™s share of Indo-European studies. The origin of the Jatt people is traceable through the meaning of the word itself, referred to in Paniniโ€™s Ashtadyayi, and further back in The Mahabharta itself. The trail of overlapping meanings leads back in time from Panini (450BC)โ€™s Ashtadyayi to The Mahabharta, and forward in time to the present-day Jatts and their constituent Gill clan. Saga Indicus undertakes this study through: The Panini Fulcrum: 400 BC. The Vikramaditya Fulcrum: 375-415 BC. The Prithipal Fulcrum: AD 9. The Bhatinda Fort fulcrum: AD 783. The Gilpal Fulcrum: AD 1113. Saga Indicus is crucial to the understanding of Indo-European cultures.