Stories of Vladimir Nabakov

NABOKOV,Vladimir

WEIDENFELD & NICOLSO

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.

One Bullet Away

History

Nathaniel Fick

Military

The Complete Western Stories: Take a Tour of the Wild, Wild West With a Master as Your Guide, by Elmore Leonard

Complete Western Stories

Elmore, Leonard

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Unfinished Novel and Other Stories

Literature & Fiction

Valerie Martin

Contemporary

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Science & Math

Carroll, Sean B.

Biological Sciences

Marie Antoinette

Biographies & Memoirs

ANTONIA FRASER

Community & Culture

<p>Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Fine, A fine copy in burgundy cloth boards, gilt title on spine, colour illustrated endpapers, with a fine dust jacket.</p>

Catherine de Medici: A Biography

Leonie Frieda

Europe

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