Hope and Honor: A Memoir of a Soldier's Courage and Survival (Paperback)

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Hope and Honor is a powerful and dramatic memoir that shows how the will to live--so painfully refined in the fires of that long-ago death camp--was forged, at last, into truth of soul and wisdom of the heart.

Major General Sid Shachnow was more than a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran--receiving two silver and three bronze stars with V for Valor. He survived a crucible far crueler than the jungles of Vietnam: Nazi occupied Eastern Europe. As a child, he spent three years in the notorious Kovno Concentration Camp.
But his next journey took him to America, where he worked his way through school and eventually enlisted in the US Army. He volunteered for U.S. Special Forces, and served proudly for 32 years. His driving dream was to save others from the indignities he had endured and the deadly fate he so narrowly escaped.
From Vietnam to the Mideast, to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sid Shachow served in Special Operations. He grew as Special Forces grew, rising to major-general--responsible for American Special Forces everywhere--but the lessons of Kovno stayed with him, wherever he turned, wherever he soldiered.

About the Author


Major General Sid Shachnow is a holocaust survivor who entered the U.S. military and became a highly decorated general and the head of all U.S. Special Operations. He lives in Virginia.

JANN ROBBINS has worked as an ad executive and as an editor of both novels and nonfiction. She worked as Harold Robbins' executive assistant for ten years prior to their marriage. Harold passed away in 1997, but Jann continues to edit his unfinished manuscripts and develop his ideas into new novels. She is the co-author of the Colby Award-winning book Hope and Honor. She lives in Valencia, California.  

Praise For…


“From surviving the insanity of Hitler's holocaust to becoming commander of U.S. Special Forces, General Shachnow has accomplished the incredible. His is a story of hope, honor, heroism---one that should be read by everyone who enjoys freedom . . . or longs for it.” —W. E. B. Griffin

“A gripping story of a warrior's survival and ultimate victory against all odds.” —General Norman Schwarzkopf

“A gripping memoir of personal tragedy, perserverence, and triumph. Very few soldiers achieve the rank of Major General in the U.S. Army Special Forces. That a survivor of the Kovno concentration camp could do so says great things about the U.S. Army. . . . Major General Shachnow is a great American who serves as an example to every American that freedom does not come free.” —Paul Wolfowitz

“Absolutely harrowing, as vivid and frightening as any Holocaust account I've read. His Special Forces experiences in Vietnam are also astonishing. General Shachnow had a vital role in shaping America's Special Forces into the tool it is today, at the precise time it is needed.” —Larry Bond, author of the New York Times bestseller Red Phoenix

“An inspiring story wonderfully told, General Shachnow's memoir is as deeply moving as it is fascinating. His journey from a childhood amid the Holocaust to become one of the U.S. Army's most effective and visionary generals is at once a testament to his personal courage, to human resilience and to America's greatness.” —Ralph Peters, author of Beyond Baghdad and Fighting For The Future

“What a book! Must reading! More riveting than any novel!” —Thomas Fleming

“Sid Shachnow's life is an inspiring story for us all. . . . His powerful narrative is a riveting read, moving and informative.” —Fred Franks, General U.S. Army (ret.), co-author with Tom Clancy of the New York Times #1 bestseller Into the Storm: A Study in Command

Product Details
ISBN: 9780765312846
ISBN-10: 0765312840
Publisher: Forge Books
Publication Date: May 16th, 2006
Pages: 408
Language: English