{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-warrior-richard-strozzi-heckler-9781583942024","title":"In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Military","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs it possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Warrior Spirit \u003c\/i\u003econfronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler's trademark personal, sympathetic style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a top-secret U.S. military experiment, the author was asked to teach Eastern awareness disciplines ranging from aikido to meditation to a group of twenty-five Green Berets. This account chronicles his experiences in the training program and his attempts to revive traditional warriorship in a technological society. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Warrior Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the nature of war, the meaning of masculinity, and the need for moral values in the military. The book includes Heckler's response to 9\/11, his experiences with the Pentagon and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and his poignant reflections on the movie \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich depicts the deaths of two of his trainees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this revised edition, the author talks movingly of his visits to Afghanistan with NATO and about the Trojan Warrior Project and Marine Warrior Project, relating the tragic events in a war zone and revelatory conversations with both ordinary soldiers and such leaders as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Strozzi-Heckler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583942025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583942024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Snake Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.24w x 1.25d","brand":"Richard Strozzi-Heckler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080682926335,"sku":"9781583942024","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffd63187-dd8a-4260-9179-1713f642e2ab.jpg?v=1685488210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-the-warrior-richard-strozzi-heckler-9781583942024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}