In The Company Of Heroes
by Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov
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Author: Michael J. Durant, Steven HartovEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-05
ISBN: 0451219937
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Signet
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- ISBN13: 9780451219930
- Condition: New
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Book Review: A story of a man braver than any fictional story could create
Summary: 5 Stars
The story of Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant is one that many people could not survive or even believe could happen. Michael Durant, obviously with little writing background being a pilot in the air force, comes out of no-where with a story so compelling that it keeps you hooked from beginning to end. Durant was a pilot who got shot down in Mogadishu. Before then he had flown countless fights in many countries. Durant was a class act of a pilot, and had the friends and background to prove it. He had flown in multiple war zones two of which were Korea and Panama. Each time Durant learned something new about himself and his Job.
In the Company of Heroes is a book describing everything that happened to Durant from his crash in Mogadishu, to his return from captivity. Durant is able to throw background information about himself into the book. There are many instances in which Durant is tried both mentally and physically. He is a soldier who that was so brave he was able to complain and be humiliated, when he was interviewed and he gave away a tiny detail about his faction.
In the story, Durant crashes and explains what happened from the crash step by step minute by minute. He even gets wacked across the face with a severed arm from one of his dead comrades. Durant, to the contrary of what a person would think, was never tortured. He is even fed a meal at least once a day, sometimes even more which was more than what his captors could have. During his capture Durant befriends one of his captors and because of that Durant gets treated better. Durant writes the story very well for not being an author. He is able to use something most authors cannot use, he is able to mix in actual emotions and instances even thoughts about what was going on. This turns his writing from what could have been a boring recollection to a story in which the entire time the reader hopes he will live.
Durant is really able to get his point across well even though there was probably little thought and effort put into that idea. While the readers engage themselves in the book, they begin to think why are we not helping, or why is this happening? They will want to get involved and engaged with the support groups or whatever is around. They will just want to make a difference and help so that hopefully no one will suffer like Durant did.
Like everyone Durant does make mistakes, but this is acceptable for a first time writer. The book although compelling, is a little bit on the lengthy side. He spends a good amount of time in the book describing his past. Even though Durant's past adds a lot to the story, it takes you away from the story of his capture. This tends to become a little aggravating, especially when the reader is becoming intrigued with Durant's capture situation. Even though the book has flaws, Durant's story is a great read and should be recommended to any reader in middle school or higher.
Summary of In The Company Of Heroes
Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over Somalia, Michael Durant was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade on October 3, 1993. With devastating injuries, he was taken prisoner by a Somali warlord. With revealing insight and emotion, he tells the story of what he saw, how he survived, and the courage and heroism that only soldiers under fire could ever know.
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