Three Wise Men, Beau Wise
Three Wise Men, Beau Wise
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Three Wise Men
A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor

Author: Beau Wise, Tom Sileo

Narrator: Beau Wise, Brian Troxell

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2021


Synopsis

This program includes a preface and afterword read by Beau Wise.

From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan.

Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America’s armed forces.

While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star—one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government—and also a star on the CIA’s Memorial Wall.

United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau’s voice, Three Wise Men is an American family’s historic true story of service and sacrifice.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

"Many American families have sacrificed much for our freedom, but few if any in modern times have given as much as the Wise family from my home state of Arkansas. Theirs is the story of true heroes—those who gave their lives as well as those who remain to carry on and honor the memory of Jeremy and Ben. It’s a story that needs to be told and more importantly, needs to be read and shared. It will remind you that America is a great country because of great, God-fearing people who pay a price for all of us."—Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas

About Beau Wise

SERGEANT BEAU WISE served on active duty in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2016 with First Battalion / Third Marines; Marine Corps Security Forces; and India Company Third Battalion / Twenty-third Marines. He is the only known American service member to receive the Department of Defense’s “Sole Survivor” designation as a result of the nineteen-plus-year war in Afghanistan. Three Wise Men is his first book.

About Tom Sileo

TOM SILEO has authored or co-authored six military non-fiction books about heroes of America’s post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those titles include Three Wise Men; Tom’s widely praised 2021 collaboration with combat veteran and Gold Star brother Beau Wise. Tom is a contributing senior editor of The Stream and a recipient of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s General Oliver P. Smith Award for distinguished reporting. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and lives in Delray Beach, Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gina on October 17, 2020

There are books that I struggle to review because I want the review to really do the book justice, and this one is one of those. It is not often that I cry through writing a review, yet here I am. This is a beautiful book of brotherly love, love of country, and the ties that bind them together in li......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on December 12, 2020

I have read Three Wise Men by Beau Wise and Tom Sileo. First I have to thank #StMartinsPress #Macmillan and #Edelweiss for giving me this arc for review. This is a story about sacrifice, love and faith from a family which have had to endure more than most when it comes to loss. It's one of the best......more

Goodreads review by Sharlee on August 21, 2021

Beautifully written and heartfelt. I cried several times listening to this audiobook. Wholly sincere and expressive, this memoir will leave a mark on its readers.......more

Goodreads review by Wes on January 16, 2021

Three Wise Men is the courageous story of three brothers who have served our country with love and sacrifice. As heartbreaking and incredible of a story it is, much of the courage is found in Beau’s retelling of such heartbreak and loss. I laughed, cried, and cried some more. As an Army veteran myse......more

Goodreads review by Adrienne on February 23, 2024

A MUST read for every American. A story about three brothers who served our country with love, courage and the ultimate sacrifice. I don’t say this very often about books but this book left a lasting impression on my heart. It was an absolute privilege to read this book. It’s well-written filled wit......more