In an inspiring memoir from one of the world\'s most elite warriors, Greitens recounts in remarkable detail his time as a Navy SEAL--from the most harrowing encounters and brutal attacks to the lessons learned from his Humanitarian efforts.
At the Heart of this powerful story lies a paradox: sometimes you have to be strong to do good, but you also have to do good to be strong..
Yet even in the deadliest combat situations, the lessons of his Humanitarian work bore fruit.
The Heart and the Fist follows Greitens\'s deployments in Kenya, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he faced harrowing encounters and brutal attacks.
So he joined the Navy SEALs and became one of the world\'s elite warriors.
In studying humanitarianism, he realized a fundamental truth: when an army invades, the weak need protection.
Yet when innocent civilians were threatened with harm, there was nothing he could do but step in afterward and try to ease the suffering.
Like many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference, so he traveled to the world\'s trouble spots to work in refugee camps and serve the sick and the poor.
In an inspiring, in-depth memoir from former Navy Seal Eric Greitens--from his most harrowing encounters and brutal attacks to the lessons learned from his Humanitarian efforts.
In an inspiring memoir from one of the world\'s most elite warriors, Greitens recounts in remarkable detail his time as a Navy SEAL--from the most harrowing encounters and brutal attacks to the lessons learned from his Humanitarian efforts