In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets

— —

Richard Strozzi-Heckler George Leonard

In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition

Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets

Richard Strozzi-Heckler, George Leonard

$39.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

North Atlantic Books,U.S.
15 November 2007

Oriental martial arts

The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it's possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler's trademark personal, sympathetic style. In a top-secret U.S. military experiment, the author was asked to teach Eastern awareness disciplines ranging from aikido to meditation to a group of twenty-five Green Berets. This account chronicles his experiences in the training program and his attempts to revive traditional warriorship in a technological society. In Search of the Warrior Spirit explores the nature of war, the meaning of masculinity, and the need for moral values in the military. The book includes Heckler's response to 9/11, his experiences with the Pentagon and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and his poignant reflections on the movie Black Hawk Down, which depicts the deaths of two of his trainees. In this revised edition, the author talks movingly of his visits to Afghanistan with NATO and about the Trojan Warrior Project and Marine Warrior Project, relating the tragic events in a war zone and revelatory conversations with both ordinary soldiers and such leaders as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe.

Is it possibleto be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns?

In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny

issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler's trademark personal, sympathetic style.

In a

top-secret U.S. military experiment, the author was asked to teach Eastern awareness

disciplines ranging from aikido to meditation to a group of twenty-five Green Berets.

This account chronicles his experiences in the training program and his attempts

to revive traditional warriorship in a technological society.

In Search of the Warrior

Spirit explores the nature of war, the meaning of masculinity, and the need for moral

values in the military. The book includes Heckler's response to 9/11, his experiences

with the Pentagon and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and his poignant reflections

on the movie Black Hawk Down, which depicts the deaths of two of his trainees.

In

this revised edition, the author talks movingly of his visits to Afghanistan with

NATO and about the Trojan Warrior Project and Marine Warrior Project, relating the

tragic events in a war zone and revelatory conversations with both ordinary soldiers

and such leaders as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe.

By: Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Introduction by: George Leonard
Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th Revised ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 601g
ISBN: 9781583942024
ISBN 10: 1583942025
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 15 November 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, is President of Strozzi Institute, The Center for Leadership and Mastery. He has a seventh-degree black belt in aikido and a doctorate in psychology. Dr. Strozzi-Heckler has taught the principles of embodied leadership and mastery to business, government, military, non-profits, health care, and education for the last thirty years. He is the author of The Anatomy of Change and The Leadership Dojo; and the editor of Aikido and the New Warrior, Being Human at Work- Bringing Somatic Intelligence into Your Professional Life, and Holding the Center.

Reviews for In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets

In my personal opinion, Strozzi-Heckler hits the mark in identifying one of the most troubling problems affecting today's U.S. military forces: the ascendancy of technology at the expense of moral values that underpin the true spirit of the Profession of Arms. A must read for those amongs us who really consider themselves warriors. -Michael E. Haas, Lt. Colonel, United States Air Force; Head, Air Force Special Operations What a story this is! Strozzi-Heckler's chronicle of the army's daring experiment in awareness training for twenty-five Green Berets is must reading for anyone interested in the role of the warrior in a technological age. But more than that, it is an illumination of courage and vulnerability and what it means to be a man. I couldn't put it down. -George Leonard, author of The Silent Pulse and The Ultimate Athlete The Marine Martial Art program grew out of the conviction that every Marine must be imbued with the values that have sustained the Corps throughout its 227-year history-honor, courage, and commitment. These warrior values are at the heart of Richard Strozzi-Heckler's work with the Marine Corps and the other services to strengthen those who go in harm's way in order to preserve our freedom. In Search of the Warrior Spirit reminds us of how urgent that task is. -R.D. Hearney, General, United States Marine Corps (Ret.); former Assistant Commandant An exciting journal of discovery...Essential reading for military leaders who want to broaden their ability to adapt to a world characterized by ambiguity. Strozzi-Heckler's original work helps readers link the important of mind-body-spirit integration to cutting edge leadership in a pragmatic and thoughtful manner. -Fred T. Krawchuk, Lt. Colonel, United States Army Special Forces