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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In search of medicine in the Darien Gap

John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

In São Gabriel da Cachoeira with my friend and Tariana teacher, Jovino. Tariana is an endangered Arawak language spoken along the Vaupés River in the Amazon.

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS launches today! Grounded in my five years working in CAR, Mali, Libya, Ukraine, and Syria. Featuring interviews with 40 #Wagner mercenaries, executives, and affiliates. www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Thank you @drjademcglynn.bsky.social for reading DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Some later sections of the book in particular lean on Dr. McGlynn's research on the role of history in Putin's Russia

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Pick up @washingtonpost.com's Sunday paper, where @rchason.bsky.social's profiles from the Sahel get the full insert they deserve. Was honored to contribute with the interview with "Nazar," a Wagner mercenary who fought in Mali from 2021 - 2022.

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Honored to have @markgaleotti.bsky.social's endorsement for DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS. His work on Russian military history was critical to writing this book

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thank you Professor Stent for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Coming to you in less than two weeks!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Given how much I enjoyed CHIP WAR, it was incredible to get Chris Miller's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you in just two weeks!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

@ala-booklist.bsky.social just called DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS an “in-depth, beautifully written chronicle and analysis... an invaluable look at a very dark dimension in geopolitical affairs.”

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thank you @eliothiggins.bsky.social for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Pick up your copy on March 4!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

And make sure to pick up Chris’s excellent THE WAR CAME TO US!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Honored to have @christopherjm.ft.com's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you on March 4!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Very grateful to Admiral Stavridis for his endorsement. Make sure to preorder your copy for March 4!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Pre-order today to have your copy right on March 4!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We're less than one month away from the launch of DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS, my book on the history of Russian mercenaries and Wagner Group. Preorder here! www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It’s real! Coming to you March 4!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

3 days left in the Goodreads Giveaway to get your free copy! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Can’t wait to dive into @shaunwalker7.bsky.social's upcoming THE ILLEGALS. A must read for 2025!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Plus this magical book I’m currently reading

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Some of my favorite fiction and criticism reads for 2024

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

From now until Dec 27, get 40% off BEGINNER'S CHECHEN with promo code HOLIDAYS40 on IndiePubs! The perfect holiday gift for the language lover in your life

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

A Graham Greene-esque spy novel set against the Arab Spring. Highly recommend!

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Finally got my hands on The Whitney Review, and ordering another ten books

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John Lechner @johnalechner.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Just submitted our final draft of “Beginner’s #Chechen” to Hippocrene. Fans of languages of the Caucasus and linguistics, get ready for Chechen verbs and syntax! We’ve packed in a lot of grammar

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