Heart of a Soldier
Subtitle: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: September 3, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780743240987
Subjects: Biography: general; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Heroes; Biography / Autobiography; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Biography & Autobiography; Police, Private; Biography/Autobiography; New York (State); Historical - U.S.; History / General; Rescorla, Rick,; General; 1939-2001; Biography; New York
First sentence: DANIEL J. HILL crouched behind the crest of a large hill above the bridge, his MAT 49, 9 mm submachine gun aimed just past the stream.
Description: "Susan Greer, middle-aged and divorced, had just about given up on love and romance when she met a stranger who, oddly, was jogging in his bare feet.".

"Born in Britain on the eve of World War II, Rick Rescorla became an American citizen and a much-decorated soldier. His extraordinary life is woven into the military conflicts of his time, from the battlefields of colonial Africa, where he and his best friend, U.S. Army officer Dan Hill, led lives of adventure worthy of Kipling and Conrad, to some of the deadliest battles of Vietnam to the epicenter of modern-day terrorism. Surviving them all with great courage and style, Rescorla seemed invincible.".

"Heart of a Soldier shows us bravery under fire, loyalty to one's comrades, and the miracle of finding happiness late in life. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick Rescorla successfully got 2,700 of its employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11. Then, thinking perhaps of the soldiers who had died in his arms and of Susan, the woman who had "made his life," he went back and began climbing the tower stairs, looking for stragglers."--BOOK JACKET.