Where Cowards Go to Die

By: Benjamin Sledge

Narrated by: Bradford Hastings

A former soldier awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart tells the story of overcoming the mental and physical wounds of war on a fifteen-year odyssey that led him back to the very place where his nightmares began—and the only place redemption was possible.

While serving a portion of his time under the Special Operations Command, Benjamin Sledge fought to keep his humanity amid the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But war never leaves its participants unscathed. In Where Cowards Go to Die, Sledge reveals an unflinchingly honest portrait of war that few dare to tell.

Stationed on a small base on the border of Pakistan in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September eleventh, the young warrior returned home shattered after embracing the barbarity he witnessed around him. Haunted by his experiences overseas, he began a fifteen-year odyssey wrestling with mental health, purpose, and faith, that eventually drove him to volunteer for another combat tour in the deadliest city of the Iraq War—Ramadi.

In his memoir, Sledge vividly captures the reality of the men and women who learn to fight without remorse, love each other without restraint, and suffer the high cost of returning to a country that no longer feels like home.

©2022 Benjamin Sledge (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Excellent

This is a must read for everyone! Thank you Ben for your bravery in transparency.

Truth

Those of us who have never served certainly don’t understand what war veterans have experienced. But I believe this book can give all of us some true insight. It is well written and easily understood. The narrators voice is smooth and easy to listen to. You should listen to and really, hear the story.

The story told right!

You will not want to put this book down! I served with the Berserker team in 2006 and can tell you this is a story worth telling!
It has finally been told right! This book compares to only a few other war story books. So if you want a good listen, and a good read! Look no further!

A good read

I appreciate the honesty that Sledge brings forth in the book. As a Marine 0311 I always keep my crayons handy. Thank you Sledge and all of those who served.

EyeEye opening

This very personal book from Benjamin Sledge was both riveting and disturbing. Reading his personal thoughts on all that he went through, was both difficult to hear and yet telling in its authenticity.

As a person who's never been in the military, but wondered what it was like. The book was very eye-opening. For a Benjamin to write such a raw personal book, he needs to be commended.

Also getting One of my favorite narrators to read the book was a stroke of genius. Thank you to both Benjamin and Bradford Hastings for bringing this good listening to me.