Basic: Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training - Tapa blanda

Críticas

"Bootcamp was the toughest and most rewarding experience of my life. This book captures those moments. It is authentic, entertaining, and often funny as hell." --Corporal Brian Dennehy (Ret.), Parris Island, 1959

"The unique transition from civilian to soldier has always generated tall tales...about the environment, the changes, and of course the ever-present drill sergeant who changes your life. While the portrayed events usually grow with exaggeration and some added humor as Soldiers grow older, Jack Jacobs and Dave Fisher have captured the 'war stories' of basic training in a uniquely hilarious and moving way. Well done, gentlemen and patriots!" --Mark Hertling, Former Deputy Commander for Initial Military Training, U.S. Army

"Movies and television shows have taught us to think of boot camp as a grueling physical challenge-and it is that-but what we take away here is a deeper understanding of the punishing psychological component as recruits learn to box up their individuality in favor of conformity and the unfaltering following of orders." --Booklist

"Provides a clear and sometimes mordantly amusing overview of the training experience, punctuating it with personal accounts from soldiers." --Kirkus Reviews

"It's a privilege to call [Col. Jack Jacobs] a friend and an honor to recommend this remarkable life story." --Tom Brokow on If Not Now, When?

"One warning: The book you are about to read, at its core, is a story about selflessness, sacrifice, and service. I will never view my friend Jack in the same way again. I just didn't think it was possible to admire him any more than I already did." --Brian Williams on If Not Now, When?

Reseña del editor

An oral history of basic training in America by a Medal of Honor-winning author of If Not Now, When? explains how the famed eight-week course imparts key physical, mental and disciplinary skills to turn trainees into order-ready soldiers, in an account that also shares historical information, war ditties and informative training manual excerpts.