Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Jeff Smith - GoodreadsAstonishing 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
User Review - Sam - Goodreads4.8. Awesome, Quick End, Intelligent Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Peter Fortune - GoodreadsOne Bullet Away –- Nathaniel Fick –- 2006 Nathaniel Fick was a Marine Force Recon officer—the Marine equivalent of a Navy SEAL. He talks of his path to the SEALs and of the stresses on young military commanders, as well as his own experiences in Afghanistan. Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Gerry Lillis - GoodreadsDisappointing. Hoping for more insight into the experience of a young marine officer but the writing was not very good and he provided little insight into the leadership challenges of leading young men. Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Brent - GoodreadsTha author writes about his experience as a young officer in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from an Ivy League college. I found the most interesting part of his story to be the ... Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Thomas - GoodreadsHighly recommended for readers with aspirations of commissioning, particularly into the combat arms. Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Johnkap - GoodreadsBy 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
User Review - Nisha - GoodreadsInteresting read after Generation Kill, but more dry and (for lack of better word) politically correct. Read full review
Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
User Review - Alex Lange - GoodreadsIt 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
User Review - Cameron - GoodreadsBorrowed 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