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Danger Close
Danger Close is the childhood story of war correspondent Michael Yon. Spanning Yon’s formative years, from the devastation he felt at the loss of his mother at age seven to becoming a Green Beret at 19, Danger Close opens with a proverbial bang. In Ocean City, Maryland, the author is forced to defend himself in hand-to-hand combat and accidentally kills his assailant. In youth, Michael catches alligators with his bare hands in the state he loves, Florida, which prepares him well for the long years ahead downrange in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond. Fans of his internationally acclaimed first-person dispatches from the front lines, as well as from Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and elsewhere, should not miss the riveting story of his early life and adventures. It is a wonder that he survived. This is the 5th edition of his first published work. Praise for Michael Yon “Fearless…[Yon] provides a candid, Soldier’s-eye view…from the very unique perspective of being there with them for weeks and months at a time…delv[ing] deep into the human component.” -- General (ret.) David Petraeus, former director of the CIA “Yon would cover Soldiers the old-fashioned He goes down the back alleys and bad roads.” -- Joe Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers Once…and Young. “His blog inspired so much buzz that by last month only 83 other blogs, out of about 26 million on the Internet, received more links from other websites.” -- Los Angeles Times, “[Michael Yon]…rack[ed] up more time embedded with combat units than any other journalist” -- New York Times “Cuts through the fog of war…vivid…shocking and mesmerizing.” -- The Boston Herald “Michael Yon brings it…If you want to know what is going on in the war, read him.” Thomas Ricks, author of Fiasco.
646 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 18, 2016
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Michael Yon
9 books18 followersMichael Yon is an independent reporter, columnist, author and blogger. He is a veteran of the United States Army Special Forces, during 1980s.
He has been a general freelance writer since the mid-1990s. In 2000, Yon published his first book, Danger Close, an autobiography of his life from youth into adulthood.
Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he focused on military writing. Yon has embedded multiple times with American and British troops in Iraq, most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September 2005.
Yon covered his time in Iraq in his second book, Moment of Truth in Iraq, published in April 2008.
In 2008, Yon relocated to Afghanistan, citing a belief that it was the more important conflict.
Yon is also a noted photographer. His photograph of a US Army soldier cradling an injured Iraqi girl earned recognition as the "Photo of the Year" from Time magazine in 2005.
Yon continues his independent coverage of the war on terror and related issues through his website and blog.
He has been a general freelance writer since the mid-1990s. In 2000, Yon published his first book, Danger Close, an autobiography of his life from youth into adulthood.
Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he focused on military writing. Yon has embedded multiple times with American and British troops in Iraq, most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September 2005.
Yon covered his time in Iraq in his second book, Moment of Truth in Iraq, published in April 2008.
In 2008, Yon relocated to Afghanistan, citing a belief that it was the more important conflict.
Yon is also a noted photographer. His photograph of a US Army soldier cradling an injured Iraqi girl earned recognition as the "Photo of the Year" from Time magazine in 2005.
Yon continues his independent coverage of the war on terror and related issues through his website and blog.
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