{"product_id":"9781583944134","title":"In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets","description":"The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it’s possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Warrior Spirit \u003c\/i\u003econfronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler’s trademark personal, sympathetic style. 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\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. 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163345436912,"sku":"9781583944134","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583944134_p0.jpg?v=1763799620","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583944134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}