Where Men Win Glory

By Jon Krakauer,

Book cover of Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

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The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.

Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast.…

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This is a remarkable, beautifully written true story of heroism and sacrifice.

Pat Tillman, a standout safety for the Arizona Cardinals, gives up a successful sports career to serve his country in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. He and his brother enlist in the U.S. Army. Nearly two years later, Tillman would make the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan in what would be regarded as a friendly fire incident.

After having already fought in Iraq, Tillman could have returned to the States and resumed his lucrative football career, but he refused to do so until he had fulfilled his…

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