Valor
Subtitle: unsung heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the home front
By: Mark Lee Greenblatt
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781589799523
Subjects: Soldiers; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-; Heroes; Biography; Armed Forces
Description: Valor is the fruit of Mark Lee Greenblatt's interviews with brave veterans who have incredible stories to tell. Many of these soldiers have risked their lives several times over for their fellow soldiers and their country. Still, until now, their stories have largely gone unnoticed by the public, perhaps lost in the frenzied and often nasty debate surrounding the wars of the twenty-first century. As the author writes, "This generation does not have an Audie Murphy. I set out to change that with this book."
Table of contents: title: Chris Choay : "It was the loneliest moment of my life"; title: James Hassell : A son's promise; title: Michael Waltz : The cerebral warrior and the friendly American; title: Steve Sanford : "The worst soldier in the history of the Army"; title: Buck Doyle : Eternal love of the brotherhood; title: Chris Kyle : The overworked guardian angel; title: Ryan Welch : "My buddies' keeper"; title: Kyle Need : Midnight rescue in the middle of the ocean; title: Dan Foster : Walking a step higher.