by Jon Krakauer
First published 2008
Pat Tillman, a rising NFL star, shocks the country when he abandons his $3.6 million contract to enlist after 9/11. Sent first to Iraq, then Afghanistan, Tillman's moral convictions and sense of duty drive him to serve his full tour. But on a desolate Afghan hillside, his life is cut short in a hail of friendly fire. As the military scrambles to cover up the truth, Krakauer pieces together Tillman's remarkable journey and the complex, heartbreaking circumstances of his death.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, american, military-fiction, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-dilemma, true-story
Setting: United States
480 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: death, war