Touching the Dragon: And Other Techniques for Surviving Life's

Touching the Dragon: And Other Techniques for Surviving Life's Wars

â€œJimmy Hatch is a personal hero of mine.â€
â€”Anderson Cooper

â€œIrresistible. . . . A wounded SEALâ€™s shame becomes a salvation.â€Â
â€”J. Ford Huffman, Military Times

James Hatch is a former special ops Navy SEAL senior chief, master naval parachutist, and expert military dog trainer and handler. On his fateful final mission in Afghanistan, his SEAL team was sent to recover Bowe Bergdahlâ€”the soldier who deserted his post and fell into the hands of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. The mission went south, and Hatch was left with a shattered femur from an AK-47 round and the SEAL dog who fought alongside him was dead. As a result of his horrific leg wound, his twenty-four-year military career came to an endâ€”and with it the only life heâ€™d ever known.Â
Â Â In Touching the Dragon, we witness his long road to recovery. Getting well physically required eighteen surgeries, twelve months of recovery, and learning to walk again. But getting well mentally would prove to be much tougher, as he fought through the depths of despair, alcoholism, and the pull to end his own life. What emerges is a different kind of heroâ€™s journey, one in which Hatch shows the courage it takes to confess, confront, and overcome his own brokenness. Through the love of family, friends, and his military dogs, Hatch learned remarkable tools and found his purpose, and now he wants to share this wisdom with the rest of us because we all have wounds.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2018-05-15
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780451494689

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2018-05-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780451494689

Touching the Dragon: And Other Techniques for Surviving Life's Wars

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