Two Wars One Heros Fight on Two Fronts Abroad and Within
Former army ranger Nate Self, a hero from the Robert’s Ridge rescue in Afghanistan, tells his whole story—from the pulse-pounding battle in the mountains of Afghanistan to the high-stakes battle he has waged against post traumatic stress disorder. This book will become a go-to book for understanding the long-term effects of the war on terror. Thousands of families are fighting this battle, and Nate opens up his life—including his successes, tragedies, struggles with thoughts of suicide–to show how his faith and his family pulled him through.
In a nutshell:
- Excellent book for military familes trying to cope with the family pressures of a soldier’s active duty.
- Inspirational book for a soldier struggling with post traumatic stress disorder.
- Helps readers understand the importance of faith in dealing with the war.
- An up-close-and-personal account of the war on terror; and the story of one soldier’s faith.
- An insider’s account of Robert’s Ridge Rescue in Afghanistan.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Absolute Must Read!!!!!
Two Wars written by Nate Self is an extremely exciting, heart pounding, & heart breaking story. This is a must read if you are into war books. This book not only puts you in the battle on the edge of a cliff in Afghanistan, it gives you an inside look at the personal struggle our troops are bringing home with them. In dealing with a war in his mind while at home Nate tries to go at it alone, but slowly allows people into his battle to help him recover, his wife steals the readers heart by sticking with Nate through thick and thin. God bless Nate and the rest of our troops at home & abroad! READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!
5 Stars Blown Away
This book never was set down again once I started reading Nate’s story on what occurred on a far off mountain in Afghanistan. His story was so revealing of his inner thoughts and choices made. I was so touched Nate’s courage to hold nothing back in his book. Nate is a wonderful example to all of us who are not in anyway associated with the military.
5 Stars God Bless ya Nate,Your a true Warrior in my eyes……
This book was one of the best books I have ever read. It was full of emotion, heartbreak and most important of all what I took away was Inspiration. Nate tells a true to accurate account of what happened that day, which is key. This is not your typical guy who tells a story that contains alot of, ” I DID or I WAS or It was because of me,” type words. Its simply a US Army Ranger (born and bred) who tells what he went through both on a 10,000ft Mtn. top and then again at home where he finds his next challenge…Himself. I cried, I got fired up, and I missed my loved ones and my daughter. I would recommend this book to anyone anywhere. To Nate; God Bless you brother. You being a devoute christian and putting things in Gods Hands…Is a example to follow. Your sacrifices, your losses and your pain wont be forgotten. RLTW…Sir!!
5 Stars Powerful and Applicable
Nate Self is an incredible man, a true American hero. If my own sons enter the military some day, my prayer is that they will have leaders like Nate. His strength, valor, and faith are remarkable. He faced severe challenges both on the battlefield and later at home. This book details those challenges, on both fronts, and provides inspiration to anyone facing hard times, not just soldiers and vets. One can see through him and his account the power of the human spirit. I knew his story well before reading this book, yet was still absolutely blown away.
5 Stars They Go, so we don’t have to
Two Wars, by former Army Captain Nate Self is a hard hitting book on the battle of Takur Ghar aka Rescue on Roberts Ridge, and his fight against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
As the wife of a career military man, I lost the battle to tears while reading this book. Many scenes, graphic in nature during the battle, had me so choked up I could barely keep reading. Knowing how Julie Self felt on her end made it all that real for me.
The book is also a huge look into the effects of PTSD on soldiers who have experienced combat where fellow soldiers and friends have died. But this time you get a look into the mind of the officer who commanded those men. A word of caution, language used in normal everyday military life was used in this book. Tyndale was kind enough to let the reader know beforehand.
If you’ve never understood, been in the midst of it, or never had someone tell you what it’s like, then I recommend this book for you. As my husband has said before, Veterans will not open up to civilians because we don’t understand, but they will open up to other Veterans because they’ve been there. Once you get them to talk, they won’t stop, this is their life, their horrors. Nate Self has opened the door for one and all to glimpse this inside track, and I commend him for standing up and giving all Vets and Military men and women a voice.
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