Into the Fire

A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton Universities, he fought as a Marine grunt in Vietnam. He later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan. His ten books include The Village, that has been on the Marine Commandant’s Reading List for 40 years; The Strongest Tribe, a history of the Iraq war that was a New York Times Bestseller; and The Wrong War, a history of the Afghanistan war. He is the recipient (twice) of Marine Corps Heritage, the Colby Military History Award, t...

Dakota Meyer is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He is the author of the military memoir "Into the Fire," which recounts his experiences in Afghanistan.