false 2800049 4 <div><div>In <i>American Heroes</i>, <i>New York Times </i>best-selling author Oliver North addresses issues of global terrorism and jihad (holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims) from his firsthand perspective as a former military officer and national security advisor and current Middle East war correspondent. The patriotic book also pulls in reports and full-color photographs from <i>War Stories</i>, the award-winning FOX News Channel series hosted by North.</div><div> </div><div>Ambitious in scope, <i>American Heroes </i>details the earliest terrorism faced by the United States in the 1800s at the hands of the Barbary Pirates, the major terrorist group developments of the 1970s and 80s, and, most vividly, this current post-9/11 Iraq War era. North&#8217;s up-close field notes highlight the core values of today&#8217;s American soldier: courage, commitment, compassion, faith.</div><div> </div><div>&#8220;Despite the way they are presented by too many in the press and politics, the men and women in uniform today are overwhelmingly <i>good</i>,&#8221; writes North. &#8220;I never cease to be amazed at the self-discipline of these brave young Americans. They can endure the adrenaline-pumping violence of an enemy engagement&#8211;and then, just minutes later, help school children get safely to their classes . . . No nation&#8211;ours included&#8211;has ever had a military force better than the one we have today. I&#8217;m proud of them. You should be too.&#8221;</div></div> 2825842 1 5 2008 American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories) total:30|5:12|4:11|3:5|2:2| 30 123 64 11 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:10:33 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 20:48:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 13:09:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:21:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 08:56:04 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:09:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Aug 13 12:24:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 17:40:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 20:10:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 20:11:11 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Mar 03 10:37:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:56:51 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:37:46 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 21 18:25:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 18:27:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 01:47:45 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 06:34:30 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Oct 11 19:37:10 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:10:34 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 19:37:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 15 11:43:37 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:45:02 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 09:40:08 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 08:21:31 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 15:28:23 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 15:28:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 10:44:09 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 10:44:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 15:53:51 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 15:53:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 08:23:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 08:23:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 14:58:06 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:58:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 09 08:39:34 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 08:39:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 09:33:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:33:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 18:46:31 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:46:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 02:22:27 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 06:46:19 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2800049