Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

Compare and contrast the qualities and culture of the NFL with the U.S. military. How do their overlapping values contrast or coincide with Tillman’s personal beliefs?

How can some of Tillman’s personality traits simultaneously be attributes and disadvantages?

How did the Soviet presence in Afghanistan affect the country before the US’s involvement?

Analyze Tillman’s coming-of-age arc. Compare and contrast the conditions of his childhood with the childhood of a post-Soviet era Afghan boy.

How is Tillman’s relationship with Marie formative? Analyze her effect on his mental state during basic training and subsequent deployment.

Explore the military’s specific dialect from a sociolinguistic perspective.

How does Tillman’s relationship to learning and personal growth evolve as the book progresses?

Materialism is an symbol in Where Men Win Glory. Analyze its role in the book and how it influenced Tillman’s character and the government’s response to his death.