Walk in my combat boots: true stories from America's bravest warriors
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Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
"The most moving and powerful war stories ever told, by the men and women who lived them. Walk in My Combat Boots is a compelling collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, who was part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared among comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare, eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends, and coming home is really like. Readers who next thank a military member for their service will finally havae a true understanding of what that thanks is for"--
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Patterson, J., Eversmann, M., & Mooney, C. (2024). Walk in my combat boots: true stories from America's bravest warriors. First edition. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, 1947-, Matt, Eversmann and Chris, Mooney. 2024. Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories From America's Bravest Warriors. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, 1947-, Matt, Eversmann and Chris, Mooney, Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories From America's Bravest Warriors. Grand Central Publishing, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, et al. Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories From America's Bravest Warriors. First edition. Grand Central Publishing, 2024.
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