Basic Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training

Jacobs, Colonel Jack & David Fisher

ISBN 10: 1250033721 / ISBN 13: 9781250033727

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, NY, 2013

About this Item

8.19 X 5.43 X 0.87 inches; 308 pages.

Seller Inventory # 217544

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, NY
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250033721
• ISBN 13: 9781250033727
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine
• Weight: 0.75 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military/American Military

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Synopsis

Every American fighting man and woman share one thing in common: they have all survived basic military training. Basic tells the story of that training.

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jack Jacobs and David Fisher recount the funny, sad, dramatic, poignant, and sometimes crazy history of how America has trained its military, told through the personal accounts of those who remember the experiences as if they happened yesterday.

If you've been through basic or boot camp, these memories of drill instructors, marching chants, combat training (and the "gas chamber"), hospital corners, and the shared feeling of triumph are guaranteed to make you smile. And those who haven't done it will understand and appreciate this life-changing experience that turns a civilian into a soldier―and in just eight weeks.

About the Authors

In addition to his Medal of Honor, COLONEL JACK JACOBS (ret.) is the recipient of three Bronze Stars, two Silver Stars and two Purple Hearts. He is the Vice Chairman of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, holds the McDermott Chair of Humanities and Public Affairs at the US Military Academy, and is an on-air analyst for NBC News. Colonel Jacobs is also the author of the Colby Award-winning memoir, If Not Now, When? He lives in New Jersey.

David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. His work has also appeared in most major magazines and many newspapers. He lives in New York with his wife and two sons.