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Heart of a Soldier
by James B. Stewart
A story of war, love, comradeship, danger and heroism: talking at length to Rescorla's widow, Susan, and his best friend from the American Special Services, Dan Hill, the author has put together the details of an extraordinary life that embrace colonial war in Rhodesia, the day Rick fell in love with Susan, and precise details of the battle at Ia Drang. When Rescorla got back from Vietnam, he tried to put combat and death behind him but could never bury it entirely. From the day Cornish-born Rescorla joined the British Army to fight in Rhodesia, everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for an act of generosity that would transcend all that had gone before. His story is of bravery under fire, of loyalty to one's comrades, and the wonder of finding happiness late in life, Finally, in charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick successfuly got 2700 people out of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. Then he went back one last time to search for stragglers...
14 Used & Rare copies available from £7.95
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- Jills New & Used Books
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- Warren Hahn
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A real nice 321 page 1st Simon & Schuster Trade Paperback edition 2003. Picture showing is a scan of our book. Has full number sequence with "1" present. Rick Rescorla was a hero of September 11, 2001, when, as head of security for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, he saw to the evacuation of over 2, 700 of its employees. Rescorla, however, did not make it out that day. Journalist James B. Stewart's portrait of Rescorla includes Rescorla's experiences as a legendary soldier in Africa and Vietnam and his late-in-life relationship with his wife, Susan.
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- Paperbackshop
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Relates the life of Rick Rescorla, a former soldier and the head of security for Morgan Stanley, who successfully evacuated 2, 700 of the company's employees from the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th.
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NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING! Brand new item.
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- Books Express USA
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0743244591 Some visible wear to surface and edges but pages clean and bright throughout. All books are sent DHL Express or USPS Priority via our UK warehouse. Delivery time typically 4-10 working days to USA with parcel tracking number as standard. Selecting expedited shipping does not enhance stated delivery times. Please consider this when placing your order. Professional, full-time bookseller since 1987.
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Brand new book.
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- Riverby Books
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A trade softcover. With an inscription from Susan Rescorla, the wife of the book's subject Rick Rescorla. With 321 pages, a sound binding.
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- Alibris
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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p.
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- Friendly Used Books, Inc
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First printing of the trade paperback with the full number line present. Biography of Rick Rescorla, a hero of 9/11. Signed by both Daniel J. Hill (Rescorla's best friend, who has 3/4 of a page in the book's index devoted to him), and Susan Rescorla, the subject's wife and author of the epilogue. Neither inscription is personalized. No other marks or writing. The book has mild edgewear and appears to have been read several times. Uncommon with these signatures.
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