Fire in My Eyes - An American Warrior's Journey from Being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory

About the author

Brad Snyder is a US Navy veteran and Paralympic gold medalist in swimming. Brad is still an active athlete for Team USA and travels the country as a motivational speaker. He lives in Baltimore.

Tom Sileo is coauthor of Brothers Forever and Senior Editor of The Stream (stream.org). Tom is the 2016 recipient of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's General Oliver P. Smith Award for distinguished reporting. He lives in Florida.

Summary

The inspiring story of Brad Snyder's journey from the Naval Academy to Afghanistan, where he was blinded, to winning Paralympic gold.

Foreword

The inspiring story of Brad Snyder's journey from the Naval Academy to Afghanistan, where he was blinded, to winning Paralympic gold.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Sileo, Sileo Tom, Brad Snyder, Snyder Brad
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2016
• EAN: 9780306825149
• ISBN: 978-0-306-82514-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 484 g
• Illustrations: 16 pages black-&-white photographs
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities, United States of America, USA, Military veterans, Swimming & diving, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Swimming & Diving, Olympic & Paralympic games, Olympic and Paralympic games, Swimming and diving