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Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedomby William G. Boykin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:General Jerry Boykin is one of the original members and commander of the Delta Force (the one portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down)and has spent the majority of his career in Special Forces. His work in this area of the military placed him in many battles-some of them legendary. These and other life-shaking experiences laced through his true-life story make it read like the riveting fiction of Tom Clancy. He will share how his foundation of faith-while challenged and even broken-was restored and became the life-blood to bring him through unimaginable circumstances to a rich and inspiring life. In the end, the general realizes his life would have gone very differently, most likely tragically, without his faith. Review:"Lieutenant General Boykin's illustrious military career takes center stage in this personal account of religious faith in the proverbial foxhole. He was thrust into several harrowing encounters, such as the events portrayed in the film Black Hawk Down, the Iranian hostage crisis and the current war on terror. Boykin delivers frontline perspectives on the military missions in which he engaged, and the accounts are charged with excitement. Some may find his writing a bit polarizing; he is not subtle regarding his dislike for Democratic political figures like Jimmy Carter and John Kerry. Others will be inspired by how he faced death on a number of occasions and held tightly to his faith as a buoy through tumultuous and dark times. Toward the end of his career, Boykin began giving public talks, inspiring people to faith in God and to the ideals of the United States. While Boykin is to be commended for his patriotism, bravery and conviction, the book never successfully explains how his military career coexisted with some of the more pacifist tenets of Christianity. (July 29)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:In 1978, Jerry Boykin joined what would become the world's premier Special Operations unit, Delta Force. The only promise: A medal and a body bag. What followed was a .50 caliber round in the chest and a life spent with America's elite forces bringing down warlords and war criminals, despots, and dictators. In Colombia, his task force hunted the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. In Panama, he helped capture the brutal dictator Manuel Noriega, liberating a nation. From Vietnam to Iran to Mogadishu, Lt. General Jerry Boykin's life reads like an action-adventure novel. Boykin's powerful story will keep you riveted as he reveals how his military duty worked in tandem with his faith to bring him through the bloody storms of foreign battle-and through the political firestorm that ambushed him in his own country. Synopsis:Boykin, commander and one of the original members of Delta Force, shares how his foundation of faith--while challenged and even broken--was restored and became the life-blood to bring him through unimaginable circumstances to a rich and inspiring life.
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