Ergebnis für "Me" in Militär

Für David Goggins war die Kindheit ein Albtraum - Armut, Vorurteile und körperliche Misshandlung verfolgten ihn bis in seine Träume. Doch durch Selbstdisziplin, mentale Stärke und harte Arbeit verwandelte er sich vom depressiven, übergewichtigen Jugendlichen ohne Perspektive in eine Ikone der U.S. Army und einen der Top-Ausdauersportler der Welt. Er ist der Einzige, der je das Elitetraining sowohl zum Navy SEAL als auch U.S. Army Ranger und Air Force Tactical Air Controller bestand, außerdem stellte er zahlreiche Ausdauerrekorde auf.

Pour David Goggins, l'enfance a été un cauchemar - pauvreté, préjugés raciaux et violences familiales ont ponctué ses jours et hanté ses nuits. Jeune homme dépressif, en surpoids et sans aucun avenir à l'horizon, incapable de courir sur plus de 500 mètres, il va pourtant choisir de prendre son destin en main. Grâce à une force de caractère hors du commun, une discipline extrême et un travail acharné, il va se métamorphoser en une icône des forces armées américaines.

As a commander of Delta Force - the most elite counter terrorist organization in the world - Pete Blaber took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Now he takes his intimate knowledge of warfare - and the heart, mind, and spirit it takes to win - and moves his focus from the combat zone to civilian life. As the smoke clears from exciting stories about never-before-revealed top-secret missions that were executed all over the globe, listeners will emerge wiser, more capable, and more ready for life's personal victories than they ever thought possible.

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance her life as a wife and mother—cowritten by her husband Joe Kent, a retired special operative...

New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and career It Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin...

He Leadeth Me is a deeply personal story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse. Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father...

“If I were God, what would you want for Christmas?” With a thousand-yard stare, a haggard and bloodied marine looked incredulously at the war correspondent who asked him this question. In an answer that took “almost forever,” the marine responded, “Give me tomorrow." After nearly four months of continuous and bloody combat in Korea, such a wish seemed impossible.

A record of life in Poland before, during and after World War II. The memoir not only conveys personal experiences, but also explores momentous happenings of the time throughout Europe.

An extraordinary firsthand account of the Battle of Midway by one of its key participants, timed to the 75th anniversary: American dive-bomber pilot "Dusty" Kleiss helped sink three Japanese warships (including two aircraft carriers), received the Navy Cross, and is credited with playing a...

From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational New York Times bestselling memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he...

Decorated army officer Major Ed Dames tells the shocking true story of his time asoperations and training officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency's top-secret Psychic Intelligence Unit. Together with his PSI Spyteam, Dames used the practice of remote viewing to uncover accurate and verifiable military intelligence by going where no intel operatives on the ground could go - into the very mind of the enemy.

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the last major stories on the Third Reich that remains largely untold is that of the extraordinary wave of suicides, carried out not just by much of the Nazi leadership, but by thousands of ordinary Germans, in the Second World War's closing period. Some of...

'Beautifully written and deeply affecting' Clare Mulley, author of Agent Zo, shortlisted for the Women's Prize 'Extraordinary... a luminous portrait of survival and a powerful reminder of the light that can be found in humanity's darkest hours' Ellie Midwood, bestselling and award-winning author...

America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution - or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy. Meticulously researched and masterfully told, Give Me a Fast Ship is the definitive history of the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

On Valentine’s Day 1968, Kilo Company 3/9 left Ca Lu Combat in Vietnam on a combat patrol mission. Suddenly, as the Marines scaled the ridge in search of the enemy, chaos erupted. During a ferocious fiery attack from the North Vietnamese Army, ten Marines and Senior Corpsman HM2 Larry Jo Goss were killed. Two more Marines died later. While Larry’s body lay in the humid jungle for twenty-one days, his young wife, Marty, was only told that her husband was “MIA” and possibly taken by hostile forces. Desperately hoping and praying that Larry was still alive.

"The narrator’s skill as an educator is evident in this production. Seidule's varied tone and pace keep listeners engaged while he describes historical events in detail." -- Booklist This program is read by the author. In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West...

Possono le testimonianze dei sopravvissuti, le efferatezze dei carnefici e tutti gli orrori della Shoah trasformarsi in indelebili lezioni per le generazioni di oggi e di domani? Emanuele Fiano tiene insieme i ricordi delle persone a lui più care, da suo padre Nedo fino a Liliana Segre, da Primo Levi a Sami Modiano, tra gli altri e, insieme a loro, i gesti e le confessioni degli assassini e, riannodando i fili della memoria, ci consegna una potente riflessione su ciò che è accaduto, sull'eredità della più grande tragedia del Novecento e soprattutto sul senso che essa ha per noi che viviamo tempi diversi e lontani.

Wholeheartedly Embracing Me is a memoir by debut author Betsy Torres who-through humor, tears and lots of therapy-has learned to accept and honor the person she's become. Lessons learned become lessons taught in this trip through one women's high and lows, missteps, and successes. In Wholeheartedly Embracing Me, Torres strives to not only share her story but to encourage others who might be on the same winding path. This is the story of finding peace and acceptance with whatever you're handed in life and making the most of each day you're given.

When former Green Beret Beau Dooley went from elite soldier to civilian following several tours of duty, the sharp transition had a marked impact on his mental health and sense of self. On his journey to reconcile his warrior mentality with the relatively mundane nature of everyday life, he experienced significant struggles with PTSD and even endured a near-fatal breakdown. But this wasn’t the end of his story. Finding a different kind of fortitude from the one he drew from every day as a seasoned veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Dooley entered an era of recovery—and of advocacy.

"Como indivíduos, temos uma vontade e uma responsabilidade, e só assumindo essa responsabilidade é que podemos evitar que a história se repita mais uma vez." Hédi Fried tinha 19 anos quando os nazistas transportaram sua família da Transilvânia para Auschwitz, onde ela e a irmã foram obrigadas a trabalhos forçados até o final da guerra. Desde então, ela passou sua vida educando jovens sobre o Holocausto e respondendo às suas perguntas sobre esse período tenebroso da história humana.