The Way of Ronin
Defying the Odds on Battlefields, in Business and in Life
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Publisher Description
From Special Forces veteran and internationally respected teacher of Ronin Tactics to streaming and videogame fan favorite, Tu Lam’s memoir will captivate, astonish, exhilarate, and even profoundly resonate.
Tu Lam has become known not just for his accomplishments as a decorated Green Beret, but also for his work outside the military, including:
Training citizens and law enforcement professionals all over the country Providing aid to both active and retired soldiers with physical and mental health issues Co-hosting the History Channel’s Forged in Fire: Knife or Death Appearing in and contributing to the world’s bestselling video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
In The Way of Ronin, he reveals his against-all-odds story. Tu Lam’s resilience, dedication, and relentless pursuit of freedom saw him achieving Full Spectrum US Special Operations across twenty-seven countries worldwide for more than twenty years, only to pay the price of his own physical and mental trauma as well as addiction.
That decision led him to more than two decades of grueling instruction in every facet of the special forces, then deployment to war and conflict zones—all while channeling his inner anger in secret underground no-holds-barred fighting matches. When he finally retired from the military after more than two decades, his demons caught up with him, leading to years of addiction. But even that didn’t defeat him. Confronting his demons, he emerged triumphant. Now he shares the gripping details and riveting intricacies of this awe-inspiring journey.
Tu Lam’s life is, at times, all too real, and at many others times, almost unbelievable. For fans of Jocko Willink and David Goggins, The Way of Ronin is an ultimately triumphant autobiography of what one man can accomplish against seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Military veteran and reality TV show host Lam shares combat tales, childhood memories, and notes on recovery in his rollicking debut memoir. Lam was born in the basement of a Saigon hospital while it was being bombed by North Vietnamese forces in 1974. After the war ended, his family escaped Vietnam in a small wooden boat, landing first at an Indonesian refugee camp before immigrating to North Carolina in 1981. There, a young Lam endured racist bullying and sharpened his resolve to join the U.S. Army. A member of the special forces, he served in Iraq, the Philippines, and other hot spots over the course of two decades. After he left the armed forces, his nascent addiction to Percocet intensified, fueled by a desire to "numb... the pain of loss, guilt, war, hate, and everything else that was broiling in my brain." While dealing with that addiction, Lam founded a training firm called Ronin Tactics that drew on his combat experience and the mixed martial arts he studied for most of his life; was recruited by the History Channel to host the obstacle course competition show Knife or Death; and became the basis for a character named Ronin in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Throughout, Lam undercuts the testosterone-soaked self-aggrandizement the material might suggest, offering a candid assessment of his own repressed rage. Lam's fascinating life and natural gift for storytelling make this a page-turner even for readers new to his exploits.
