American Heroes, Oliver North
American Heroes, Oliver North
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American Heroes
In the Fight Against Radical Islam

Author: Oliver North, Chuck Holton

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/01/2008


Synopsis

In American Heroes, New York Times bestselling author Oliver North offers an inspiring, first-hand account of the extraordinary young American volunteers defending us against radical Islamic terror. Since 9-11-01, North and his award-winning War Stories documentary team have made a dozen extended trips to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines covering U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines for FOX News Channel. With extensive experience as a decorated military officer, a counter-terrorism expert and as a documentary filmmaker embedded with American combat units, he has a unique perspective on the enemy we face and the qualities of those who protect us. American Heroes offers a close-up of this generation’s “citizen-soldiers” who have chosen the path of the patriot and gone into harm’s way for their countrymen. North’s unprecedented access, his grasp of history and his lucid reports from the crucible of combat make this a stirring chronicle of courage, commitment, compassion and faith. Thank God for American heroes. “Real heroes are selfless. Those who serve America in harm’s way in the war against radical Islam have that quality in abundance. And so do their families and loved ones at home. Yet, they rarely get the attention or coverage they deserve. “Despite the way they are too often presented, the men and women in uniform today are overwhelmingly good. I never cease to be amazed at the self-discipline of these brave young Americans. They can endure the adrenaline-pumping violence of an enemy engagement - and then, just minutes later, help children get safely to school. No nation - ours included - has ever had a military force better than the one we have today.” - Oliver North

About Oliver North

Oliver North is a combat-decorated Marine, the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in action. From 1983 to 1986 he served as the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism coordinator on the National Security Council staff. President Ronald Reagan described him as “an American hero.” A New York Times best-selling author, syndicated columnist, and host of the award-winning War Stories documentary series on the FOX News Channel, North lives with his wife, Betsy, in Virginia. They have four children and eleven grandchildren.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alok on October 30, 2019

Yes, Islamic terrorism is the truth of the day and one cannot deny it. The book also delivers quality content and it promotes what needs to be promoted. Oliver North has tried to bring into the limelight the heroes of the war against terror - the heroes who have lost their lives and the heroes who h......more

Goodreads review by Jason on October 13, 2009

I enjoyed this book. I have been to Iraq (2003-04) and to Afghanistan (2007-08). As people have asked me about my experience, and I try to explain something that foreign to Americans that have never seen anything other than their own towns, I struggle to put my experiences into terms that they can a......more

Goodreads review by Ed on June 29, 2022

A fascinating history showing us how the military engaged the enemy during the gulf war. My son was a participant in the fighting, and I was able to see what he was up against during that war. It was well written by Oliver North, and he was open with truth about what took place. I am proud for all t......more

Goodreads review by Allison on March 03, 2009

"Their stories provide a somewhat different perspective than that offered by the mainstream media." This would be the theme of the book. A very postive (sometimes overly so) book based on Ollie North's experience being an embedded journalist. If I had to guess, I'd say he was hanging out with mostly......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on July 24, 2014

This starts with the 9/11 attacks and gives some history of the war in Iraq, but mainly deals with the life of the soldiers, not the war. Very moving. There is an on-line link to Oliver North's War Stories for viewing.......more