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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman |  | Author: Jon Krakauer
Publisher: Doubleday
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Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0385522266
Dewey Decimal Number: 958.1047
EAN: 9780385522267
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Publication Date: September 15, 2009
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The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In May 2002, Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract to enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and 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 southeastern Afghanistan.
Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers 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 wife, other family members, and the American public for five weeks following his death. During this time, President Bush repeatedly invoked Tillman’s name to promote his administration’s foreign policy. Long after Tillman’s nationally televised memorial service, the Army grudgingly notified his closest relatives that he had “probably” been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble about the details of his death and who was responsible.
In Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer draws on Tillman’s journals and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research on the ground in Afghanistan to render an intricate mosaic of this driven, complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and actions that led to his death. Before he enlisted in the army, Tillman was familiar to sports aficionados as an undersized, overachieving Arizona Cardinals safety whose virtuosity in the defensive backfield was spellbinding. With his shoulder-length hair, outspoken views, and boundless intellectual curiosity, Tillman was considered a maverick. America was fascinated when he traded the bright lights and riches of the NFL for boot camp and a buzz cut. Sent first to Iraq—a war he would openly declare was “illegal as hell” —and eventually to Afghanistan, Tillman was driven by complicated, emotionally charged, sometimes contradictory notions of duty, honor, justice, patriotism, and masculine pride, and he was determined to serve his entire three-year commitment. But on April 22, 2004, his life would end in a barrage of bullets fired by his fellow soldiers.
Krakauer chronicles Tillman’s riveting, tragic odyssey in engrossing detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer’s storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war.
Amazon Exclusive: Jon Krakauer in Afghanistan Click on thumbnails for larger images  |  |  | Krakauer and First Lieutenant Eric Hayes on a foot patrol along the Afghanistan Pakistan border.
(Photo © Dennis Knowles) | Krakauer doing Humvee maintenance, 2007.
(Photo © Eric Hayesy) | Observation Post, Forward Operating Base Tillman |
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| Customer Reviews:
 A riveting story of a modern day hero July 28, 2010
Nancy Loderick (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A writer's role is to entertain and educate. Jon Krakauer masterfully does both. Jon brings to life Pat Tillman, the NFL Football star turned Army recruit.
Not only did I get a good sense of Pat Tillman, the man, but I also learned a lot about the latest US war on terror in Afghanistan. I also learned a lot about the Army and the White House PR machine.
Jon did a meticulous job at researching and reporting the events surrounding Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan. He doesn't point fingers; he lets the facts speak for themselves.
All in all, a fascinating book for our times. It is a highly recommended read.
 The Best and the Worst of America June 26, 2010
Carol N. Doty (OR)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just finished Where Men Win Glory and was reminded again why I like Jon Krakauer's work. I think this is Krakauer book #4 for me. The topics he chooses are so varied and so well researched, and his interests are my interests. Each of his books has challenged me in some way-- to read more, achieve more, and to question more.
I did not follow Pat Tillman's football or army career stories. I remember an interview Keith Olbermann had with Tillman's mother, which angered and depressed me. She and her dead son had been betrayed, and today I was indignant because Pat Tillman did not betray others. In lying about his death, the US government betrayed him over and over. Where Men Win Glory was distressing and inspiring; and it added to my already well-developed level of cynicism about the Bush years. Further, it caused me to check on stories that are evolving now and to question whether anything has changed or is changing in the Obama administration.
Pat Tillman was an unusual person even in childhood, and became a man esteemed by almost everyone who knew him. He was not a jock as I think about jocks, except that he played serious football. His ability to think clearly and critically, to care for and lead others, and to enjoy life to the fullest--all goals I've had for myself for 60 years--gave me great hope for young men and women that I know who are leaving high school and entering adulthood.
Today I said a prayer for Marie Tillman and her family. I was excited to learn about the Pat Tillman Foundation and sent good thoughts to all the people she and Pat are influencing.
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