Joker One Joker One

Joker One

A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood

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Publisher Description

After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. So he joined the service, becoming a commander of a forty-man infantry platoon called Joker One. Campbell had just months to train and transform a ragtag group of brand-new Marines into a first-rate cohesive fighting unit, men who would become his family. They were assigned to Ramadi, the capital of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province that was an explosion just waiting to happen. And when it did happen—with the chilling cries of "Jihad, Jihad, Jihad!" echoing from minaret to minaret—Campbell and company were there to protect the innocent, battle the insurgents, and pick up the pieces. 

Thrillingly told by the man who led the unit of hard-pressed Marines, Joker One is a gripping tale of a leadership and loyalty.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2009
March 10
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
7.6
MB

Customer Reviews

TimACMT ,

What I've learned

I began reading combat related military books a little over a year ago. Not having been in the service myself, I wanted to understand what it means to serve.

I anticipated learning about a bunch of action junkies quenching their thirst by trigger pulling. Now after some thirty books, I have learned that my supposition was apologetically myopic.

I have found that serving in the U.S. armed forces is actually about selflessly sacrificing yourself for your brother, and forming a bond of love for your team that few of us outsiders could ever fully understand. It's about love for your brother, not about hate of the enemy.

Joker One not only does a great job of depicting many dirt in your teeth battle stories, but on a higher level, Joker One helps us to understand the bond of love that's born out of the daily life and death struggle of a team of dedicated young men.

I heartily recommend this book!

billybuoy ,

Joker One review

The feelings are the same 40 some years later. I appreciate life more as a result of my Marine Corps experiences in Vietnam, Okinawa & the Philippines. It gives you a lot of daily gratitude.
I still have some autonomic startle responses that people around me don't understand. Albeit it subtle, but they are still there. Today, it's a good reminder that I'm above ground and have a life to live full of quality.
Namaste, Bill M

 ,

Five stars

Great book.

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