{"product_id":"once-a-marine-nick-popaditch-2008","title":"Once a Marine by Gunny Sergeant Nick Popaditch \u0026 Mike Steere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a Marine (First Edition, First Printing in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Marine Tank Commander's Account of Combat in Iraq, Grievous Wounding and Long Recovery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gunny Sergeant Nick Popaditch \u0026amp; Mike Steere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Savas Beatie, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781932714470\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, First Printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's hardcover with illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The spine is clean and straight, with no visible lean. The top edge is clean. The boards are covered by the dust jacket and are described under the jacket report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean, white and unmarked, with no foxing or staining. The binding is tight and square. No inscriptions, stamps or ownership marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated flag and soldier jacket shows some creasing along the front panel and light wear at the foot of the front. There are two pieces of tape: a strip at the top left of the front and a patch at the lower right of the back. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a Marine, published by Savas Beatie in New York in 2008, is the memoir of Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch, written with Mike Steere. It follows him from his enlistment in the Marine Corps in 1986 and his service as a tank commander through combat in Iraq, including the First Battle of Fallujah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopaditch became widely known as the Cigar Marine, after a photograph taken in April 2003 showing him in his tank. In Iraq he was badly wounded when his helmet was struck by an RPG, an injury that cost him the sight of one eye and most of the vision in the other. The book then turns to his long recovery and his struggle with the disability benefits system and the Veterans Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe memoir was a finalist for Autobiography\/Memoirs at the 2009 Indie Book Awards and won Military Writers' Book of the Year. The jacket carries endorsements from commentators and a congressman, and a foreword by Colonel Bryan McCoy, USMC. It is a collectible first printing for readers of modern military memoir and Iraq War history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Nick Popaditch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNick Popaditch enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1986, served as a tank commander and rose to the rank of gunnery sergeant. He received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart and was medically retired in May 2005. His other book is The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook (2013), a guide for prospective recruits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCo-author Mike Steere is a freelance writer who also worked on Brothers of Iron, and whose work has appeared in Wired, the New York Times and Men's Journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a Marine Nick Popaditch · Cigar Marine memoir · Iraq War tank commander memoir · First Battle of Fallujah book · Popaditch first edition · modern military memoir first printing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Savas Beatie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787002122543,"sku":"TCB-000385","price":180.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/once-a-marine94275_cover_1.jpg?v=1793866985","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/once-a-marine-nick-popaditch-2008","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}