{"product_id":"walk-in-my-combat-boots-true-stories-from-the-battlefront","title":"Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from the Battlefront","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book will take your breath away  break your heart  and leave you in awe President Bill Clinton   Soldiers  sailors  airmen  and Marines speak in their own words about real life in todays armed forces.  These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms; stories of life-and-death decisions  and learning how to live with the effects of horrific injuries  both physical and mental. In the voices of the men and women whove fought overseas  from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan  this is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform  fighting in combat  losing friends and coming home is really like.  Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson  the worlds most trusted storyteller  and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann  part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.   Raw  authentic  and above all  inspiring Admiral William H. McRaven  US Navy (Ret.)  Each of these stories of the personal experience of combat is unique  homespun  and honest Brigadier General Peter Dawkins  US Army (Ret.)  Painfully raw  improbably funny  and completely human Stanley A. McChrystal  General  US Army (Ret.)  A vivid and authentic portrait of life in the modern military . . . Powerful. This edifying collection captures the highs and lows of the military experience Publishers Weekly  Urgent and full of suspense . . . In this wide-ranging  consistently absorbing collection  the authors cover the entire spectrum of American military action during the last 50 years Kirkus  Extraordinary . . . a deeply intimate insiders look Richard Engel  NBC News Chief foreign correspondent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952156930101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1529135303","price":90.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781529135305.jpg?v=1770152561","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/walk-in-my-combat-boots-true-stories-from-the-battlefront","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}