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  • Published: 15 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781101872826
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $37.99
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For Love of Country

What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice




Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and National Book Award nominee Rajiv Chandrasekaran celebrate this generation's American veterans in a collection of compelling and original portraits on the battlefield and at home.

A celebration of the extraordinary courage, dedication, and sacrifice of this generation of American veterans on the battlefield and their equally valuable contributions on the home front.
 
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and National Book Award nominee Rajiv Chandrasekaran honor acts of uncommon valor in Iraq and Afghanistan, including an army sergeant who runs into a hail of gunfire to protect his comrades; two marines who chose to stand and defend their outpost from an oncoming truck bomb; and a sixty-year-old doctor who joined the navy after his son was killed at war, saving dozens of lives during his service. We also see how veterans turn their leadership skills into community-building initiatives once they return home: former soldiers who aid residents in rebuilding after natural disasters; an infantry officer who trades in a Pentagon job to teach in an inner-city neighborhood; the spouse of a severely injured soldier assisting families in similar positions. These powerful, unforgettable stories demonstrate just how indebted we are to those who protect us and what they have to offer our nation when their military service is over.

  • Published: 15 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781101872826
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $37.99
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Praise for For Love of Country

  • "Harrowing and heroic stories of war and coming home." --Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
  • "This splendid book should be read by every American. It is a story of heroes, of sacrifice, of valor.... The book's message is that ... we must not forget the sacrifices those in uniform and their families have made for all of us over the last thirteen years; we must welcome back into our communities those who served not just with thanks and open arms, but with respect, admiration, and new lives and careers worthy of all they have done for all of us." --Robert M. Gates, former Secretary of Defense and author of Duty