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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer Paperback - 2006
by Nathaniel C. Fick
Fick unveils the process that makes Marine officers such legendary leaders and shares his hard-won insights into the differences between military ideals and military practice. In this deeply thoughtful account of what it's like to fight on today's front lines, Fick reveals the crushing pressure on young leaders in combat.
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If the Marines are the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Fick’s career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a platoon in Afghanistan just after 9/11 and advances to the pinnacleRecon two years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines, leading twenty-two Marines into the deadliest conflict since Vietnam. He vows to bring all his men home safely, and to do so he’ll need more than his top-flight education. Fick unveils the process that makes Marine officers such legendary leaders and shares his hard-won insights into the differences between military ideals and military practice, which can mock those ideals.
In this deeply thoughtful account of what it’s like to fight on today’s front lines, Fick reveals the crushing pressure on young leaders in combat. Split-second decisions might have national consequences or horrible immediate repercussions, but hesitation isn’t an option. One Bullet Away never shrinks from blunt truths, but ultimately it is an inspiring account of mastering the art of war.
In this deeply thoughtful account of what it’s like to fight on today’s front lines, Fick reveals the crushing pressure on young leaders in combat. Split-second decisions might have national consequences or horrible immediate repercussions, but hesitation isn’t an option. One Bullet Away never shrinks from blunt truths, but ultimately it is an inspiring account of mastering the art of war.
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- Title One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
- Author Nathaniel C. Fick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston
- Date 2006-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618773435 / 0618773436
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.55 x 0.98 in (20.93 x 14.10 x 2.49 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress subjects Iraq War, 2003-, United States - Officers
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Kliatt, 01/01/2007, Page 37
- New York Review of Books, 12/20/2007, Page 82
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