Tom Sileos Schreibstil konzentriert sich auf Themen des Militärdienstes und die Erfahrungen derer, die dienen. Seine Werke zeichnen sich durch eine tiefgründige Auseinandersetzung mit persönlichen Erzählungen und Taten des Mutes aus, wobei oft die Opfer und die Widerstandsfähigkeit von Soldaten und ihren Familien hervorgehoben werden. Sileo bringt ein tiefes Verständnis für das militärische Leben in seine Prosa ein und gestaltet seine Charaktere sorgfältig, um deren Motivationen und Lebenswege zu beleuchten. Sein Stil ist direkt und eindrucksvoll und zielt darauf ab, den Geist und die Hingabe derjenigen zu ehren, die ihre Nation verteidigen.
Major Megan McClung is the first female United States Naval Academy graduate to be killed in action since the school's 1845 founding and the highest-ranking female U.S. Marine Corps officer to die during the Iraq war. Be Bold is Megan's inspirational story of defying steep odds, making the ultimate sacrifice, and paving the way for a new era of women at war.
"Florent "Flo" Groberg was born in the suburbs of Paris and moved to the US with his family in middle school. He became a naturalized citizen in 2001. After attending the University of Maryland, he joined the US Army and twice deployed to Afghanistan. In August of 2012, Flo was guarding a high-level US-Afghan delegation and noticed someone suspicious: a local man stumbling toward his patrol. Flo reacted quickly and ran to tackle the man--who was wearing a suicide vest. Four people died in the subsequent explosion, but many others were spared. Flo himself spent the next three years undergoing surgeries at Walter Reed Medical Center, and in 2015 he was given the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor--the first immigrant to be so recognized since the Vietnam War. What prepares a soldier for those critical moments in combat? 8 Seconds of Courage tells Flo's story from his childhood in France to his decision to enlist and the grueling training he underwent at US Army Ranger School. As a field commander on the front lines in Afghanistan he formed close and lasting bonds with his fellow soldiers. It was this powerful sense of responsibility that compelled him to take action to save lives, even at the risk of his own"--Publisher description
The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness.