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The heart and the fist the education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL

The author describes how, after working as a humanitarian around the world, he realized that he could do nothing to stop violence or prevent people from becoming refugees and soon joined the elite Navy SEALs, where he drew on his humanitarian training as he battled injustice.

Main Author: Greitens, Eric, 1974-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2011.
Subjects:
Hays, Sara Light tribute.
Greitens, Eric, > 1974-
United States. > Navy. > SEALs > Biography.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Biography.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Training of.
Humanitarian assistance, American.
United States > Armed Forces > Civic action.
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Summary: The author describes how, after working as a humanitarian around the world, he realized that he could do nothing to stop violence or prevent people from becoming refugees and soon joined the elite Navy SEALs, where he drew on his humanitarian training as he battled injustice.
Item Description: Map on lining papers.
Physical Description: 309 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780547424859 (hbk.)
054742485X (hbk.)
Author Notes: Eric Greitens was born in Missouri. After earning a Ph.D. and serving as a humanitarian volunteer overseas, he joined the Navy SEALs. He is the founder of the nonprofit The Mission Continues. He is the author of The Heart and the Fist and Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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