书目

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

内容简介

Likemanyyoungidealists,EricGreitenswantedtomakeadifference,sohetravelledtotheworld'stroublespotstoworkinrefugeecampsandservethesickandthepoor.Yetwheninnocentcivilianswerethreatenedwithharm,therewasnothinghecoulddobutstepinafterwardandtrytoeasethesuffering.Instudyinghumanitarianism,herealizedafundamentaltruth:whenanarmyinvades,theweakneedprotection.SohejoinedtheNavySEALsandbecameoneoftheworld'selitewarriors.Greitensledhismenthroughtheunforgettablesoul-testingofSEALtrainingandwentontodeploymentsinKenya,Afghanistan,andIraq,wherehefacedharrowingencountersandbrutalattacks.Yeteveninthedeadliestcombatsituations,thelessonsofhishumanitarianworkborefruit.Attheheartofthispowerfulstoryliesaparadox:sometimesyouhavetobestrongtodogood,butyoualsohavetodogoodtobestrong.Theheartandthefisttogetheraremorepowerfulthaneitheronealone.

作者简介

EricGreitenswasbornandraisedinMissouri.AfterearningaPh.D.asaRhodesScholarandservingasahumanitarianvolunteeroverseas,EricjoinedtheNavySEALs.Aboxingchampionandadecoratedcombatveteran,heisthefounderofthenonprofitTheMissionContinuesandtheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheHeartandtheFist.

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