The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice Hardcover - 2005
by Kate Blaise; Dana White (With)
The powerful true story of a heroic couple whose love for their country was matched only by their love for each other.
Mike and Kate Blaise fell in love during high school in small-town Macon, Missouri. Sharing a deep sense of patriotism, they both entered the U.S. Army she as a commissioned officer and he as an enlisted infantry soldier who later became a helicopter pilot with the Air Cavalry. Forced to accept the realities of a military marriage yet determined to stay with her husband, Kate passed up her dream assignment in the United States to be with Mike, who was deployed to Korea. But they never imagined a day like 9/11 or the military aftermath that sent them to Iraq, where Mike would lose his life in combat.
A memoir unlike any other, The Heart of a Soldier captures the human side of war through the eyes of a unique insider. Delivering a candid take on life as a woman in the military as well as the grueling challenges facing all who serve, Kate Blaise takes us from the dreams of her idealistic youth to her final days with Mike, when she served in the battalion that provided support to his unit in Iraq. In vivid scenes, she describes her personal evolution as a female officer and a wife and the incalculable price she and Mike paid in service to a country they love. Both a tribute and a work of riveting narrative, The Heart of a Soldier puts an unforgettable new face on love and war.
"Kate Blaise reminds us that every war is, ultimately, a story of sacrifice and human tragedy. Kate's personal story -- and the sacrifice she made in Iraq -- humble us all.'
Andrew Exum, author of THIS MAN'S ARMY: A Soldier's Story from the Front Lines of the War on Terrorism
First line
I WAS A SOLDIER.
Details
- Title The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
- Author Kate Blaise; Dana White (With)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 340
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gotham Books, New York, N.Y
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 9.14 x 6.7 x 1.19 in (23.22 x 17.02 x 3.02 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005021107
- Dewey Decimal Code B
More Copies for Sale
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Blaise, Kate,White, Dana
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Springdale, Arkansas, United States
- Item Price
-
€5.59€3.69 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier : A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Kate Blaise
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
€5.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Blaise, Kate
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
€5.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Blaise, Kate
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
€5.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Kate Blaise,Dana White
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
€6.53€5.14 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier : A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Blaise, Kate
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
€6.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Kate Blaise,Dana White
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Collectible-Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Youngtown, Arizona, United States
- Item Price
-
€7.48€4.90 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Kate Blaise"",""Dana White
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Reston, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
€8.38FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Kate Blaise,Dana White
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- USED Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
-
€11.67€4.66 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
by Add Blaise, Kate
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781592401772 / 1592401775
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Item Price
-
€28.01€3.73 shipping to USA