Kudos to Chains of Nobility author (and US marine vet) Brad Graft, whose freshman novel (the first of a trilogy) has been nominated for The Colby Award, which recognizes a first work of fiction or non-fiction that has made a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations, or international affairs.     [...]

  Thanks to the hosts of the Buried Lede Podcast, Fred Shruers and Tom Teicholz Listen here: Sager is this edition’s Buried Lede. His part starts at about 15:35. http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/b/5/d/b5dbf65837cb7bd1/Podcast_2_28_19.mp3?c_id=36001811&cs_id=36001811&expiration=1551830743&hwt=9efd22401883c862f998702175609bc6

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