Where men win glory : the odyssey of Pat Tillman
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New York : Anchor Books, 2010.
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, 2010.
Format
Book
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xxx, 450 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-432) and index.
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Irrepressible individualist and iconoclast Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract in May 2002 to enlist in the United States Army. Deeply troubled by 9/11, he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in Afghanistan. Though obvious to most on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman's family and the American public for five weeks following his death, while President Bush repeatedly invoked Tillman's name to promote his administration's foreign policy. Biographer Krakauer draws on his journals and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research in Afghanistan to render this driven, complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and actions that led to his death.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Krakauer, J. (2010). Where men win glory: the odyssey of Pat Tillman (!St Anchor books edition.). Anchor Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon. 2010. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. Anchor Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman Anchor Books, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman !St Anchor books edition., Anchor Books, 2010.

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