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We Speak English Or People Die: Teachers At War

Prologue The Weight of Words
How teaching English became a matter of life and death in Afghanistan.
Act I: Learn
Chapter 1 The Art Dealer's Awakening
From Caribbean horses to combat zones: finding a true calling.
Chapter 2 The Cruise Ship Epiphany
Aboard the Queen Mary 2: lessons on artificial worlds and human warmth.
Chapter 3 The Language of Power
How American English became a global strategic weapon.
Act II: Yearn
Chapter 4 The Call to Afghanistan
Arrival in Kabul and realizing education fuels survival.
Chapter 5 Helicopter Pedagogy
Teaching grammar 5,000 feet above a war zone.
Chapter 6 The Afghan Shepherd Dogs and Life Lessons
Resilience and wisdom from the mountains and their mutts.
Chapter 7 Digital Homeless in an Analog World
The unexpected peace of "quasi airplane mode" in Myanmar.
Act III: Earn
Chapter 8 The Saudi Arabian Crucible
Navigating absurdity and finding humor in the desert.
Chapter 9 The Warrior Training Alliance
Building bridges between soldiers through mission-critical English.
Chapter 10 The Philosophy of Controlled Aggression
Why micro-bravery and proactive communication win wars.
Chapter 11 Failure as Data, Not Drama
Turning mistakes into survival lessons on the battlefield.
Chapter 12 The Eisenhower Matrix of War
Teaching what's urgent and what's just noise under fire.
Chapter 13 The Soft Power Revolution
How teaching English reshaped military alliances.
Chapter 14 Speed Wins — The Tempo of War
Why fast, functional communication saves lives.
Chapter 15 The Helicopter Commute
Perspectives gained from daily flights over Kabul.
Chapter 16 The Afghan Contradiction
Teaching dependence while preparing for independence.
Chapter 17 The Warrior's Dictionary
Words as lifelines: the vital vocabulary of combat.
Chapter 18 The Technology of Trust
Language as the operating system for coalition success.
Chapter 19 The Probability of Survival
How preparation and communication increase the odds.
Chapter 20 The Analog Advantage
Why old-fashioned face-to-face still matters most.
Epilogue The Teacher's War
Reflecting on the enduring mission: building understanding through words.

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