{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-heroes-the-inspiring-stories-of-medal-of-honor-recipients-from-americas-longest-wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-paperback","title":"In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kitfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-five soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e will feature in-depth narrative profiles of the twenty-five post-9\/11 Medal of Honor awardees who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book will focus on the stories of these extraordinary people, expressed in their own voices through one-on-one interviews, and in the case of posthumous awards, through interviews with their brothers in arms and their families. The public affairs offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the individual armed services, as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, have expressed their support for this project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories include Marine Corps Corporal William \"Kyle\" Carpenter, who purposely lunged toward a Taliban hand grenade in order to shield his buddy from the blast; Navy SEAL team leader Britt Slabinski, who, after being ambushed and retreating in the Hindu Kush, returned against monumental odds in order to try to save one of his team who was inadvertently lost in the fight; and Ranger Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry, who lunged for a live grenade, threw it back at the enemy, and saved his two Ranger brothers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Kitfield\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a contributing editor and former senior national security correspondent for the Atlantic Media Company and National Journal. Mr. Kitfield's articles on defense, national security, intelligence and foreign policy issues have appeared in The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, National Journal, Bloomberg View, Yahoo News, Breaking Defense, Defense One, The National Interest, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Newsday, Los Angeles Magazine, Army Times, Air Force Magazine, The Stars \u0026amp; Stripes, Off Duty, and other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the only three-time winner of the prestigious Gerald R. Ford Award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense, most recently for his first-hand reporting on the Afghan War. The Military Reporters and Editors Association (MRE) and the Medill School of Journalism have awarded Mr. Kitfield their top prize for excellence in reporting an unprecedented six times, most recently in 2016 in the \"Online Journalism\" category for his articles in \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Yahoo News and Breaking Defense. Mr. Kitfield is author of three books, most recently \u003ci\u003eTwilight Warriors: The Soldiers, Spies \u0026amp; Special Agents Who Are Revolutionizing the American Way of War \u003c\/i\u003e(Basic Books, 2016). He lives in Alexandria, VA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759413854496,"sku":"9781546085812","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e76543967946fed629ad3817af5898dc.webp?v=1780151919","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-company-of-heroes-the-inspiring-stories-of-medal-of-honor-recipients-from-americas-longest-wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}