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Plot Summary of One Bullet Away
"One Bullet Away is the story of a young man who comes of age as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. This autobiographical account takes the reader and author from the Dartmouth college campus to the rigoruous training fields of Quantico and Camp Lejune to prepare for combat in Iraq and Afhganistan as a leader of Recon Marines the elite of the elite. Fick describes in great detail how he matured along with his Marines and the conditions they endure. He tells what motivates people to become Marines. Fick left the Marine Corps as a Captain."
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Plot
War/Cloak & Dagger story? - Led as soldier
War/Spying Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+
Which war? - Iraq/Persian Gulf II

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Lot of foul language? Yes
Commentary on society? Yes
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Autobiography? Yes
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 26-50% of book
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