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Mcchrystal was born to a military family, and his father attained the rank of major general during the postworld war ii occupation of germany. Team of teams by stanley mcchrystal, chris fussell. When general stanley mcchrystal took command of the joint special operations task force in iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Stanley mcchrystals most popular book is team of teams. During his various posts, which included the commanding the joint.
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