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Title	:	One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Author	:	Nathaniel Fick
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 372 pages
Published	:	September 7th 2006 by Mariner Books (first published January 1st 2005)
Categories	:	War. Military Fiction. Nonfiction. History. Autobiography. Memoir. Military. Military History. Biography

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel Fick

Paperback | Pages: 372 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 8460 Users | 409 Reviews

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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.

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Original Title:	One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
ISBN:	0618773436 (ISBN13: 9780618773435)
Edition Language:	English

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Enjoyable page-turner that is motivating and offers a nuanced perspective of life as a Marine officer during the late 90s to mid 2000s. Fick's writing style is compelling with a fast-pace stream of sentences, starting events in medias res, and frankly showing and not telling that keeps you engaged throughout. The story is of his journey from Dartmouth undergraduate to Marine officer candidate and then as an elite Recon Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. You don't need to be strongly

i read this book and it's pseudo prequel Generation Kill as a teenage boy with over zealous, unrealistic ideas about justice, violence, and the general role of the military historically and in the modern world. It left quite an impression on me, and I was privileged enough to meet the author at a book signing in NYC, where I had the chance to ask him a single question. My question was "are the NCOs really as incompetent as you portray them in the book?" His answer was a sad eyed, sullen nod.This

I've read this book twice now and I have enjoyed it both times. The author is very good at his narration, and is neither ultra gung-ho nor cynically going through the motions. Mr. Fick is a Marine; a thoughtful Marine and one whose sense of duty is deeply held and not the product of jingoism or testosterone laden "hoo-rah" culture.In short, I enjoyed the heck out of this book and would heartily recommend it. There are plenty of books that delineate and define how the strategic battles of the

I couldn't put this book down, but I didn't want it to end. Captain Fick gives equal attention to the tactical and logistical challenges of war, and the moral and ethical ones. A classics major with all the historical and philosophical lessons and ideas of a first-rate liberal arts education in his thinking, he is also a highly trained warrior. He shows a belief in and dedication to the highest ideals of the Marine Corps, with a practical grasp of all the ways in which the reality can and

Nate is one of my favorite characters in Generation Kill, so when I realized that he had written a book of his very own that treated on some of the same events, I snapped it up immediately. I like Nate because he is an officer and a gentleman, a Dartmouth classics major who joined the Marine Corps in a fit of idealism, and one of only two competent officers portrayed in Generation Kill. Why I love Nate can be best understood first hand.The rules of engagement harked back to my college classes on

Note: I've read this book a couple of weeks and my review is based on the notes I took while reading it.Review:I have no doubts that "One Bullet Away" by Nathaniel Fick is going to be one, if not the best book, I'm going to read this year. After I finished it, it took me along time to stop thinking about it (actually, I still haven't), and it moved me in a way I didn't expect. And that was before I watched the excellent HBO TV series "Generation Kill", which I highly recommend, btw.As you may

I loved the account of Nathaniel Fick in "Generation Kill", so was thrilled to see this autobiography. He comes across as a thoughtful, moral person in GK and that's backed up by what he's written here; it starts before Fick has even thought of joining the armed forces, and blends pretty seamlessly with the GK account.It's not hard to see why Evan Wright wrote of the affection and trust soldiers had for Fick. Character shines through on the page, and his writing feels honest and analytical in