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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
pinnacle--Recon-- 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.
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