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Army First Lieutenant Jack Jacobs was serving as an advisor to the South Vietnamese when he and his men came under devastating attack. Severely wounded, Jacobs took command and withdrew the unit, returning again and again to the site of the attack to rescue more men, saving the lives of a US advisor and thirteen Allied soldiers. Colonel Jacobs received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Here, with candor, humor, and quiet modesty, Jack Jacobs tells his stirring story of heroism, honor, and the personal code by which he has lived his life. He expounds with blunt honesty and insight his views on our contemporary world and the nature and necessity of sacrifice.

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"""Offers a mix of no-holds-barred personal history and pointed observations about the demands (or lack thereof) the U.S. makes on its citizens today. Never self-indulgent or preachy, Jacobs takes an honest--and often brutally funny--look back at his own life and forward to the future of the military and the nation."" -- ""Parade magazine"""

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Jack Jacobs retired from the military as a full colonel in 1987. Today, he is widely regarded as one of the world's most perceptive and outspoken military analysts. He lives in Millington, New Jersey. Douglas Century is the author of Barney Ross and Street Kingdom, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Takedown. He is a contributing writer for the New York Times, and his nonfiction work has appeared in such publications as Details, Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, New York, Vibe, Radar, Blender, Newsday, and the Guardian. A cum laude graduate of Princeton University, Douglas lives in New York City. Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices. Brian Williams and Roderick Gordon are coauthors of the international bestseller Tunnels. Emily Janice Card is an actor, singer, and writer from North Carolina, where she appeared in leading roles in stage productions such as The Fantasticks, The Importance of Being Earnest, Bye Bye Birdie, and Once Upon a Mattress. Since moving to Los Angeles, Card adapted and starred in the play A Sepulcher of Songs based on a short story by her father, Orson Scott Card.

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