One bullet away : the making of a Marine officer
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Status
Dansville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
359.9 FIC
1 available
359.9 FIC
1 available
Perry Public Library - Adult Biographies
921 FICK
1 available
921 FICK
1 available
Stevens Memorial Community Library - Attica - Nonfiction
359 FICK
1 available
359 FICK
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Dansville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 359.9 FIC | Available |
Perry Public Library - Adult Biographies | 921 FICK | Available |
Stevens Memorial Community Library - Attica - Nonfiction | 359 FICK | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
369 pages : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
UPC
9780618556137
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Description
A former captain in the Marines' First Recon Battalion, who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reveals how the Corps trains its elite and offers a point-blank account of twenty-first-century battle. Only one Marine in a hundred qualifies for Recon, charged with working clandestinely, often behind enemy lines. Fick's training begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, and advances to the pinnacle--Recon--four years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. Along the way, he learns to shoot a man a mile away, stays awake for seventy-two hours straight, endures interrogation and torture, learns to swim with Navy SEALs, and much more. His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines. Fick unveils the process that makes Marine officers such legendary leaders and shares his hard-won insights into the differences between the military ideals he learned and military practice, which can mock those ideals.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fick, N. (2005). One bullet away: the making of a Marine officer . Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fick, Nathaniel. 2005. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fick, Nathaniel. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fick, Nathaniel. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
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