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Title: Two Wars: One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts--Abroad and Within
ISBN: 1414320094
Author:
Nate Self
Publicate Date: 2008-05-14
Publish: 2008-05-14
List Price: $22.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: They Go, so we don't have to
Two Wars, by former Army Captain Nate Self is a hard hitting book on the battle of Takur Ghar aka Rescue on Roberts Ridge, and his fight against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
As the wife of a career military man, I lost the battle to tears while reading this book. Many scenes, graphic in nature during the battle, had me so choked up I could barely keep reading. Knowing how Julie Self felt on her end made it all that real for me.
The book is also a huge look into the effects of PTSD on soldiers who have experienced combat where fellow soldiers and friends have died. But this time you get a look into the mind of the officer who commanded those men. A word of caution, language used in normal everyday military life was used in this book. Tyndale was kind enough to let the reader know beforehand.
If you've never understood, been in the midst of it, or never had someone tell you what it's like, then I recommend this book for you. As my husband has said before, Veterans will not open up to civilians because we don't understand, but they will open up to other Veterans because they've been there. Once you get them to talk, they won't stop, this is their life, their horrors. Nate Self has opened the door for one and all to glimpse this inside track, and I commend him for standing up and giving all Vets and Military men and women a voice.
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2: Wonderful Book
This is a wonderful book of a true solider being transparent with his feelings and emotions from war. It was a book I did not want to put down! I think we often times forget how much emotional trauma soliders go through and this is a great reminder to be praying for them as they fight for our freedom and to also pray for their emotional health when they return home. Thank you Nate for bearing your soul and I know helping so many others out there who have read your book!
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3: The Power of Truth
Of the three books written about the so-called battle of Roberts Ridge, this one has the greatest sensitivity. It's personal! Ranger Capt. Nate Self got caught between the miscalculations of the Navy SEALS, and a fundamental flaw in senior command leadership. Sent on a mission to rescue the SEALS from a snowy 10,000-foot Afghanistan battleground, he lacked basic mission information. He was the uncertain leader on the ground and entering a desperate fight. But he made do. Despite the crash of his helicopter and the vulnerability of his small force, he led his Rangers smartly and with amazing courage and ingenuity Self's story details the circumstances of personal and professional truth and the equal courage and commitment of his Rangers. Destroying an enemy bunker and saving the lives of as many of his own men as he could, incluiding the SEALS, he nonethless became a victim of his circumstances--fear, death, responsibility for others and disregard for his own wounds--overtaken as he would subsequently become by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Honored by the President for his valor, he had to leave the Army to struggle with PTSD and the nation lost one its best young officers. Thus he writes a compelling story of his challenges as a soldier and the challenges of the debilitating stress of a bloody war, all underscored by his faith in himself, his troopers, and his God. A fabulous read.
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4: Thanks for Sharing
Nate,
Thank you for sharing. You have truly honored the Soldiers with whom you served. I am sure that they are proud of you and have been impacted significantly by your story, example, and leadership -- just as each person who reads this book will be. You have truly been through a challenging and heroic time. You are an example for others to follow.
Your words in Two Wars are more than a combination of letters and your book is more than the pages, binding, and cover that comprise it -- it is a story of rescuing and being rescued. I was truly challenged to think about the parallel actions of terrorists throughout your development as a cadet and junior officer. So many different events are vital to shaping how we think, act, and live each day. The historical representations throughout the book are fresh and exciting - thank you for making the effort to incorporate history and research into an already amazing story.
Thank you for sharing and being open to help others. This story is real and it spoke volumes to me. Your story is vivid and clear but shows the complexity of combat - the desire to go, fight, and win wars but the pain and lasting mark that it leaves on our heroes.
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5: Enjoyed this Book
This is a well written and interesting book. I enjoyed reading it, and getting to know the perspective of a war hero. It gives the reader a whole new light to look at these events in and makes you stop and realize that the people fighting are real people with emotions, families and internal struggles. It was reaffirming to see the integrity of this military hero.
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