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Brad Taylor served for more than twenty-one years in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2010 as a Special Forces Lieutenant colonel. During that time he held numerous infantry and special operations positions, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operations Detachment—Delta, popularly known as the Delta Force, where he commanded multiple troops and a squadron.

He has conducted operations in support of U.S. national interests in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other classified locations. His final military post was as Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel. He holds a master's of science in defense analysis with a concentration in irregular warfare from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 139,401 ratings · 6,447 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Rough Man (Pike Logan, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 17,603 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Necessary Force (Pike Logan, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 12,531 ratings — published 2012 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enemy of Mine (Pike Logan, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 8,635 ratings — published 2013 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widow's Strike (Pike Logan, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,891 ratings — published 2013 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Polaris Protocol (Pike Logan, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 6,834 ratings — published 2014 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Fortunate Son (Pike Logan, #7) 4.40 avg rating — 6,243 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days of Rage (Pike Logan, #6) 4.32 avg rating — 5,926 ratings — published 2014 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Insider Threat (Pike Logan, #8) 4.24 avg rating — 5,631 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts of War (Pike Logan, #10) 4.36 avg rating — 5,374 ratings — published 2016 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ring of Fire (Pike Logan, #11) 4.30 avg rating — 5,280 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The shockwaves from the Signal chat discussions about attacks in Yemen have ping-ponged back and forth, with one side declaring “It’s the end of the security of the United States and we’re all doomed”, and the other saying, “This is nothing at all. If anything, someone should arrest the journalist.” Everyone’s opining about the definition of “War Plans” versus “Timing Schedules”, or whether

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Brad Taylor answered Vinodunny's question: Just finished reading "Into the Gray Zone". I'm from India and loved the book. I'd offer one small correction: A chapter starts with Kamal and others eating Beef Curry from a street stall in Jaipur. I think that's highly unlikely as not only is beef is banned in India but Jaipur would enforce it even more. Also, sikhs venerate the cow as much as Hindus. Would you want to edit that for the next edition? Damn it! I know better than that. I can't believe I put that in there. At first, I thought, "That's not true. No way would I have written that." But, alas, I did. One throw-away sentence about a victory meal. You're absolutely correct - especially ab See Full Answer
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Brad Taylor answered Joshua's question: Brad Taylor ~ Out of all the books in the Pike Logan series, what top 3-5 would you consider the most important in his story or even best to read? That's like asking me to choose between my kids. If forced to, I suppose it would be the origin story in One Rough Man, Enemy of Mine to close the loop from One Rough Man, No Fortunate Son because I just love that one, End of Days because it introduc See Full Answer
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“In my mind, the world is split neatly into two groups: meat-eaters and plant-eaters. Nothing is wrong with either one. Both are necessary. One contributes much, much more to society than the other. The other is necessary to protect the contribution. I’m a meat-eater. My existence allows the plant-eater to contribute. Some plant-eaters, living in a so-called civilized world, call me evil, but at the end of the day, when the bad man comes and the plant-eater’s praying for a miracle, I’m what shows up.”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

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“When she had asked him how he was able to kill two men with his bare hands, he had gone into asshole mode, telling her not to look a gift horse in the mouth.”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

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“he wasn’t a bad guy, as far as assholes go.”
― Brad Taylor, Operator Down

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