Description
| Product ID: | 9781848873025 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Where Men Win Glory |
| Subtitle: | The Odyssey of Pat Tillman |
| Authors: | Author: Jon Krakauer |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Warfare and defence, American football, Afghan War, Warfare & defence, American football |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The gripping story of the life and death of a true American hero. Pat Tillman was well-known to American sports fans: a chisel-jawed and talented young professional football star, he was on the brink of signing a million dollar contract when, in 2001, al-Qaeda launched terrorist attacks against his country. Driven by deeply felt moral patriotism, he walked away from fame and money to enlist in the United States Special Operations Forces. A year later he was killed - apparently in the line of fire - on a desolate hillside near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan. |
| Imprint Name: | Atlantic Books |
| Publisher Name: | Atlantic Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-08-01 |