Walk in My Combat Boots

APPLE BOOKS REVIEW

If you haven’t served in the military, it can be hard to understand the experience. In this moving audiobook, former Army Ranger Matt Eversmann (whose own story was turned into the war film Black Hawk Down) and best-selling author James Patterson collect the incredible first-person accounts of military members past and present. Through dozens of personal interviews, we get an eye-opening look at what it really means to serve your country, both before and after the bullets start flying. Some stories will inspire, like Lisa Bodenburg’s relentless quest to become a gunner in the marines. Others are downright jaw-dropping, like the high-ranking dentist who had a conversation with Saddam Hussein while working on the captured dictator’s broken tooth. Jason Culp’s sensitive narration fits each story’s tone—even those you might not want to play in front of the kids. In another age, historians would piece together these stories through letters home. Walk in My Combat Boots makes appreciating the personal sacrifices and victories of service members as easy as putting in your earbuds.