Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom
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In 1978, Jerry Boykin joined what would become the world's premier Special Operations unit, Delta Force. The only promise: "A medal and a body bag." What followed was a .50 caliber round in the chest and a life spent with America's elite forces bringing down warlords and war criminals, despots, and dictators. In Colombia, his task force hunted the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. In Panama, he helped capture the brutal dictator Manuel Noriega, liberating a nation. From Vietnam to Iran to Mogadishu, Lt. General Jerry Boykin's life reads like an action-adventure novel. Boykin's powerful story will keep you riveted as he reveals how his military duty worked in tandem with his faith to bring him through the bloody storms of foreign battle-and through the political firestorm that ambushed him in his own country. Publishers Weekly Lieutenant General Boykin's illustrious military career takes center stage in this personal account of religious faith in the proverbial foxhole. He was thrust into several harrowing encounters, such as the events portrayed in the film Black Hawk Down, the Iranian hostage crisis and the current war on terror. Boykin delivers frontline perspectives on the military missions in which he engaged, and the accounts are charged with excitement. Some may find his writing a bit polarizing; he is not subtle regarding his dislike for Democratic political figures like Jimmy Carter and John Kerry. Others will be inspired by how he faced death on a number of occasions and held tightly to his faith as a buoy through tumultuous and dark times. Toward the end of his career, Boykin began giving public talks, inspiring people to faith in God and to the ideals of the United States. While Boykin is to be commended for his patriotism, bravery and conviction, the book never successfully explains how his military career coexisted with some of the more pacifist tenets of Christianity. (July 29)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Air Assault: Washington, D.C., 2003 1Flag Burners and War Heroes: 1948-1970 21A Helluva Ride: 1971-1977 43A Medal and a Body Bag: Fort Bragg, 1978 63Surprise, Speed, and Violence of Action: Delta Force, 1978-1979 85Welcome to World War III: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1980 105Tea for Terrorists: Sudan, 1983 141.50 Caliber Miracle: Grenada, 1983 157Merry Christmas, Noriega: Panama, 1989-1990 179Drug Lords and False Prophets: Colombia and Waco, 1992-1993 221Battle of the Black Sea: Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993 249War Criminals: Washington, D.C. and the Balkans, 1995-1999 293Crucible: Washington, D.C., 2003-2004 309Notes 351Bibliography 353
