8 seconds of courage : a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor

Groberg, Florent 1983- (author.). Sileo, Tom, (co-author.).

Summary: Describes the author's childhood relocation from France to the U.S., where as a naturalized citizen he joined the military and served multiple tours in Afghanistan before he was wounded while protecting his patrol from a suicide bomber.

Item details

ISBN: 9781501165887
ISBN: 1501165887
ISBN: 9781501165894
Physical Description: print
ix, 191 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Toy soldiers -- Shut up and listen -- Piss and shit -- The wild west -- Honaker-miracle -- Finish strong -- The last sprint -- Freak on a leash -- A leg up -- A greater honor -- Epilogue: the next mission.

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Groberg, Florent 1983-
United States. Army Officers Biography
Afghan War, 2001- Biography
Afghan War, 2001- Campaigns Afghanistan Asadābād
Afghan War, 2001- Casualties United States
Immigrants United States Biography
French Americans Biography
Medal of Honor Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
HISTORY / Military / United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
HISTORY / Military / United States
HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism

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Personal narratives.

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