Isbn: 9780385522267 - where men win glory: the odyssey of pat tillman (31 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A gripping book about this extraordinary man who lived passionately and died unnecessarily (USA Today) in post-9/11 Afghanistan, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.In 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of American patriotism. When he was killed in Afghanistan two years later, a legend was born. But the real Pat Tillman was much more remarkable, and considerably more complicated than the public knew. Sent first to Iraq--a war he would openly declare was illegal as hell --and eventually to Afghanistan, Tillman was driven by emotionally charged, sometimes contradictory notions of duty, honor, justice, and masculine pride, and he was determined to serve his entire three-year commitment. But on April 22, 2004, his life would end in a barrage of bullets fired by his fellow soldiers. Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman's family and the American public for five weeks following his death. During this time, President Bush used Tillman's name to promote his administration' s foreign policy. Long after Tillman's nationally televised memorial service, the Army grudgingly notified his closest relatives that he had probably been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble about the details of his death and who was responsible. Drawing on Tillman's journals and letters and countless interviews with those who knew him and extensive research in Afghanistan, Jon Krakauer chronicles Tillman's riveting, tragic odyssey in engrossing detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer's storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war. This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A gripping book about this extraordinary man who lived passionately and died unnecessarily (USA Today) in post-9/11 Afghanistan, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.In 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of American patriotism. When he was killed in Afghanistan two years later, a legend was born. But the real Pat Tillman was much more remarkable, and considerably more complicated than the public knew. Sent first to Iraq--a war he would openly declare was illegal as hell --and eventually to Afghanistan, Tillman was driven by emotionally charged, sometimes contradictory notions of duty, honor, justice, and masculine pride, and he was determined to serve his entire three-year commitment. But on April 22, 2004, his life would end in a barrage of bullets fired by his fellow soldiers. Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman's family and the American public for five weeks following his death. During this time, President Bush used Tillman's name to promote his administration' s foreign policy. Long after Tillman's nationally televised memorial service, the Army grudgingly notified his closest relatives that he had probably been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble about the details of his death and who was responsible. Drawing on Tillman's journals and letters and countless interviews with those who knew him and extensive research in Afghanistan, Jon Krakauer chronicles Tillman's riveting, tragic odyssey in engrossing detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer's storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war. This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. 1st Edition. xxv, [1], 383, [5] pages. Dramatic Personae. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling nonfiction books-Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman-as well as numerous magazine articles. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest, which would become the subject of Into Thin Air. In 1999, he received an Arts and Letters award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Where Men Win Glory draws on the journals and letters of Pat Tillman, an NFL professional football player and U.S. Army Ranger whose death in Afghanistan made him a symbol of American sacrifice and heroism. The book draws on the journals and letters of Tillman, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and research Krakauer performed in Afghanistan. It also serves in part as a historical narrative, providing a general history of the civil wars in Afghanistan. Writing about the book in the New York Times Book Review, Dexter Filkins said that Krakauer performs a valuable service by bringing them [the details] all together-particularly those about the cover-up. The details, even five years later, are nauseating to read." In his review in the Los Angeles Times, Dan Neil wrote that the book is "a beautiful bit of reporting" and "the definitive version of events surrounding Tillman's death." Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman recounts the life of Pat Tillman, an NFL star who walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army after 9/11, and the Pentagon's subsequent cover-up of his friendly-fire death in Afghanistan. The book, which relies heavily on Tillman's private journals and family interviews, is structured around several key themes: Tillman's Complex Character: Rather than the one-dimensional patriotic icon the media portrayed, Tillman was a fiercely independent, intellectual, and outspoken figure who frequently questioned the justification for the war in Iraq. The Tragic Death: On April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed in eastern Afghanistan by "friendly fire" in a chaotic barrage of bullets fired by his own confused comrades. The Government Cover-Up: Instead of immediately acknowledging the truth, military and government officials knowingly orchestrated a massive deception, destroying evidence and pushing a false narrative of heroic enemy combat to protect the image of the military during the early years of the Iraq war. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Charles Gabrean (Back Jacket photograph) and Roger (illustrator).…

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