{"product_id":"fidelis-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Fidelis: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresa Fazio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1998 Teresa Fazio signed up for the Marine Corps' ROTC program to pay her way through MIT. After the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, leading to the War on Terror, she graduated with a physics degree into a very different world, owing the Marines four years of active duty. At twenty-three years old and five foot one, Fazio was the youngest and smallest officer in her battalion; the combined effect of her short hair, glasses, and baggy camo was less \u003ci\u003eHurt Locker \u003c\/i\u003ethan \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter Goes to War\u003c\/i\u003e. She cut an incongruous figure commanding more experienced troops in an active war zone, where vulnerability was not only taboo but potentially lethal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this coming-of-age story set in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fazio struggles with her past, her sense of authority, and her womanhood. Anger stifles her fear and uncertainty. A forbidden affair placates her need for love and security. But emptiness, guilt, and nightmares plague Fazio through her deployment--and follow her back home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Fazio \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Marine Corps communications officer for four years, deploying once to Iraq. Her writing has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e as well as in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eRetire the Colors: Veterans and Civilians on Iraq and Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Road Ahead: Fiction from the Forever War\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eIt's My Country Too: Women's Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e. Fazio holds a BS in physics from MIT, a PhD in materials science from Columbia University, and an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.64 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759907766560,"sku":"9781640123557","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af3774a2e1ada4a2d2f9c2deeb6be59c.webp?v=1780165706","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fidelis-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}