One bullet away: the making of a Marine officer

Second best book I have ever read. As someone who just applied for OCS, it was great insight to what I am getting myself into. It doesn't cake it like a recruiter will. Lt. Fick tells you how it is, even the bad parts. I have and will continue to recommend it to everyone I encounter. Read this book if you are interested in seeing more about the Military today and how its not what you think.  

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Awesome book. Likes the reality if the authors writing. Goes along with Generation Kill by Evan Wright. Fick is the platoon commander in the book and wright records his thought riding with a FirebTeam in Ficks platoon. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Excellent read. Intelligent, concise, factual account of men at war. Apolitical. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Astonishing story of one man's journey to become a special forces officer, some of his life and death experiences being on the tipity tip of the spear in the 2003 invasion of Iraq (documented in Generation Kill), and the after life in the civilian world. Riveting read. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

4.8. Awesome, Quick End, Intelligent Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

By far the best written military memoir on my bookshelf. Capt. Fick is a brilliant storyteller, and an even more incredible Marine. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

It was an officer writing his side of the story popularized by the book and hbo series Generation Kill. It shows the interpersonal struggles of an officer on deployment Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Borrowed from a Marine officer as he feels this book is the best way to describe what his life was like. I agree with him. Amazing book. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

This book was amazing. As someone aspiring to become an officer, Captain Fick offers a clear view into what it is like to be a officer in the USMC. He does his job to the best of his ability and ... Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Loved this book -- author Fick keeps you engaged, interested and stimulated. Makes you feel like he's sitting right next to you, telling you his story. Read full review