One Bullet Away Explained

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Author:Nathaniel Fick
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Memoir
Publisher:Houghton-Mifflin
Release Date:2005
Media Type:Print (Paperback)
Pages:372
Isbn:0-618-55613-3

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer is an autobiography by Nathaniel Fick, published by Houghton-Mifflin in 2005. An account of Nathaniel Fick's time in the United States Marine Corps, it begins with his experiences at Officer Candidate's School in Quantico, Virginia and details his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq during the War on Terror.[1] [2] [3]

In 2006, Recorded Books published an unabridged audiobook edition, narrated by Andy Paris.

Awards

One Bullet Away won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award for nonfiction in 2005.[4] [5] The following year, Nathaniel Fick received the Colby Award.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Few and Proud. Damien. Cave. 2005-11-20. 2014-11-20. The New York Times.
  2. Web site: One Bullet Away: the making of a Marine officer by Nathaniel Fick. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206030448/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/one-bullet-away-the-making-of-a-marine-officer-by-nathaniel-fick-471567.html. dead. December 6, 2014. Mark. Simpson. 2006-03-26. The Independent. 2014-11-20.
  3. Web site: Nathaniel Fick: "One Bullet Away". 2005-11-11. 2014-11-20. PBS. Jeffrey. Brown.
  4. Web site: 2005 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards Announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026184252/https://independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1038 . 2021-10-26 . 2024-04-23 . Independent Publisher.
  5. Web site: 2006-03-02 . B&N Finds Great New Writers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206080126/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=158 . December 6, 2023 . 2024-04-23 . Shelf Awareness .
  6. Web site: Tawani Foundation - Colby Award. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113344/http://www.tawanifoundation.org/colby/. 2015-09-24.