One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Encyclopedia
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer (ISBN 0-6185-5613-3) is an autobiography
by Nathaniel Fick
, published by Houghton-Mifflin in 2005. An account of Nathaniel Fick's time in the United States Marine Corps
, it begins with his experiences at Officer Candidate's School in Quantico, Virginia
and details his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq during the War on Terror
.
In 2006, Recorded Books published an unabridged audiobook edition (ISBN 978-1-41937595-8), narrated by Andy Paris
.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
by Nathaniel Fick
Nathaniel Fick
Nathaniel C. "Nate" Fick is a veteran United States Marine Corps officer and CEO of the Center for a New American Security, a national security think tank based in Washington, D.C. He came to public notice for his writing on military life and the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq...
, published by Houghton-Mifflin in 2005. An account of Nathaniel Fick's time in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, it begins with his experiences at Officer Candidate's School in Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...
and details his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq during the War on Terror
War on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
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In 2006, Recorded Books published an unabridged audiobook edition (ISBN 978-1-41937595-8), narrated by Andy Paris
Andy Paris
-Early life:Paris is from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated from The Seven Hills School in 1989.-Career:Paris and other members of the Tectonic Theater Project wrote The Laramie Project . Along with the other writers of the screenplay, he was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for Outstanding Writing...
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External links
- Interview with Nathaniel Fick at the Pritzker Military LibraryPritzker Military LibraryThe Pritzker Military Library is a research library for the study of military history in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 2003 by COL James N. Pritzker, IL ARNG to be a non-partisan institution for the study of "the citizen soldier as an essential element for the preservation of...