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Walk in My Combat Boots by James Patterson

Walk in My Combat Boots

True Stories From America's Bravest Warriors

James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney

Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · May 10, 2022

Discover true stories of the silent heros that live among us with these moving and powerful recollections of war, told by the men and women who lived them. “The stories America needs to hear” —Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.) Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world’s #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.

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Who it’s for
Straightforward combat stories with a documentary feel and a Patterson-paced pull.
Genres
Military Lives, Veterans' Stories, Special Forces History
Published
Little, Brown and Company, May 10, 2022

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Discover true stories of the silent heros that live among us with these moving and powerful recollections of war, told by the men and women who lived them. “The stories America needs to hear” —Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.) Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world’s #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.)

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Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who’ve fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends and coming home is really like. Readers who next thank a military member for their service will finally have a true understanding of what that thanks is for.

Combat Voices

Straightforward combat stories with a documentary feel and a Patterson-paced pull.

Come here for

  • true-war accounts
  • Special Forces and veteran voices

Expect

  • real-world military perspective
  • direct, clipped storytelling

Where it sits

Military Lives57%
Special Forces History30%
Veterans' Stories28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Military Lives
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
  • Special Forces History
  • Afghan War (2001-)
Authors
James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
May 10, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Military Lives