''One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer'' is an

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by Nathaniel Fick, published by

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in 2005. An account of Nathaniel Fick's time in the

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, it begins with his experiences at Officer Candidate's School in Quantico, Virginia and details his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq during the

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. In 2006, Recorded Books published an unabridged audiobook edition (), narrated by

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Awards

Nathaniel Fick received the

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for ''One Bullet Away'' in 2006.

References

External links

''After Words'' interview with Fick on ''One Bullet Away'', November 19, 2005
2005 non-fiction books Military books Iraq War books Books about the 2003 invasion of Iraq Non-fiction books about the United States Marine Corps American memoirs {{US-mil-hist-book-stub