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No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
Threshold Editions
June 2006
416 pages ISBN: 1416524266 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
This is the powerful true story of the Marine lieutenant
who, having fought for his country in the first Gulf War,
went on to professional success in finance, only to be
compelled to reenlist in the wake of 9/11. Leaving behind an
ex-model wife and two children, he served once again in Iraq
-- and was charged by the U.S. military with murder. Ilario Pantano has always been a warrior at heart -- it's
the force that drives him, that defines his core being and
his life. But on April 15, 2004, just a few moments during
the most violent and chaotic month in the Iraq War would
change his life forever. On a raid in the Sunni hotbed of
the Al Anbar province, Lieutenant Pantano shot and killed
two Iraqi insurgents. Months later, while successfully
leading Marines during the explosive surge in terrorist
activity, including the battles for Fallujah, one of his own
men disputed Pantano's self-defense claim in the Al Anbar
shootings. Pantano was relieved of his command and charged
with premeditated murder, a crime punishable by death. Now for the first time, in his own words, Pantano recounts
his gripping and controversial story in Warlord, the memoir
of a patriot who prepared to reenlist as the Twin Towers
fell on September 11, 2001, ten years after his service as
an elite Marine sniper and veteran of Desert Storm. Warlord
is the story of an unconventional fighter who combined his
professional and military experiences to protect the lives
of his men and win both on battlefields and in the
courtroom. In the face of a widely publicized military
hearing, Pantano's family "attacked into the ambush,"
launching a Defend-the-Defenders campaign that was met with
overwhelming support nationwide. Pantano was cleared of all
charges. But most surprising of all, the heart of the
patriot has not been embittered as he calls on his fellow
Americans to stand strong in the face of our enemies. A harrowing, redemptive, and singular contribution to the
literature of war, Ilario Pantano's inspiring story brings
an unrivaled human dimension to the conflict in Iraq, to the
unyielding idealism that drives its American fighting men
and women, and to the unexpected consequences and
uncompromised faith that can emerge from the brutal,
chaotic, and irreversible nature of combat.
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