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From Baghdad To America
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Author : Jay Kopelman
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2010-02-06
From Baghdad To America written by Jay Kopelman and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-06 with Pets categories.
Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman won the hearts of readers everywhere with his moving story of adopting an abandoned puppy named Lava from a hellish corner of Iraq. He opened the door for other soldiers to bring dogs home, and in From Baghdad to America, Kopelman once again leads the pack with his observations on the emotional repercussions of war. Here, for the first time, Kopelman holds nothing back as he responds to the question, “Why did you save a dog instead of a person?” The answer reveals much about his inner demons—and about the bigger picture of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He talks about what it’s like to return to the States and examines the shocking statistics to come out of Iraq: Depression, suicide, alcohol abuse, and broken relationships are at record highs for the men and women who serve there. Kopelman credits Lava with helping him to endure combat and the pain of war, as well as helping him deal with the surprising difficulties of returning to everyday life. Civilians have a hard time understanding what being a Marine means, and the adjustment to living among them is hard for these soldiers. This book attempts to shed light on that for all readers.
Postcards From Baghdad
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Author : Robert B. Moreland
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-12-08
Postcards From Baghdad written by Robert B. Moreland and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-08 with Poetry categories.
Postcards from Baghdad is a riveting journey through the harsh realities of war, military honor, and bravery. It explores the impact each man’s and woman’s service and sacrifice has had on them, their loved ones left behind, and each of us. A tribute to all who have ever defended our freedom, this is a poetic offering for every American who lives, as we all must, with a new perspective in a post-9/11 world. From the front lines to the home front, fear to courage, triumphant return to flag-draped coffins, poets Robert B. Moreland and Karen M. Miner have collaborated to honor the patriots of all who have taken up the call to “protect and defend.” Prepare to be moved. You will not complete this book unaffected. There will be moments of pride, tears for the lost and maimed, and compassion for the reality so many families struggle to come to terms with the loss of their loved one. Ultimately, Postcards from Baghdad is a call to action—a reminder to each of us to exercise our rights and responsibilities as citizens of this great nation.
Blind Into Baghdad
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Author : James Fallows
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2009-02-25
Blind Into Baghdad written by James Fallows and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-25 with Political Science categories.
In the autumn of 2002, Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows wrote an article predicting many of the problems America would face if it invaded Iraq. After events confirmed many of his predictions, Fallows went on to write some of the most acclaimed, award-winning journalism on the planning and execution of the war, much of which has been assigned as required reading within the U.S. military. In Blind Into Baghdad, Fallows takes us from the planning of the war through the struggles of reconstruction. With unparalleled access and incisive analysis, he shows us how many of the difficulties were anticipated by experts whom the administration ignored. Fallows examines how the war in Iraq undercut the larger ”war on terror” and why Iraq still had no army two years after the invasion. In a sobering conclusion, he interviews soldiers, spies, and diplomats to imagine how a war in Iran might play out. This is an important and essential book to understand where and how the war went wrong, and what it means for America.
The Long Road To Baghdad
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Author : Lloyd C. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2010-03-01
The Long Road To Baghdad written by Lloyd C. Gardner and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Political Science categories.
The diplomatic historian examines the ideas, policies and actions that led from Vietnam to the Iraq War and America’s disastrous role in the Middle East. “What will stand out one day is not George W. Bush’s uniqueness but the continuum from the Carter doctrine to ‘shock and awe’ in 2003.” —from The Long Road to Baghdad In this revealing narrative of America’s path to its “new longest war,” one of the nation’s premier diplomatic historians excavates the deep historical roots of the US misadventure in Iraq. Lloyd Gardner’s sweeping and authoritative narrative places the Iraq War in the context of US foreign policy since Vietnam, casting the conflict as a chapter in a much broader story—in sharp contrast to the dominant narrative, which focus almost exclusively on the actions of the Bush Administration in the months leading up to the invasion. Gardner illuminates a vital historical thread connecting Walt Whitman Rostow’s defense of US intervention in Southeast Asia, Zbigniew Brzezinski’s attempts to project American power into the “arc of crisis” (with Iran at its center), and the efforts of two Bush administrations, in separate Iraq wars, to establish a “landing zone” in that critically important region. Far more disturbing than a simple conspiracy to secure oil, Gardner’s account explains the Iraq War as the necessary outcome of a half-century of doomed US policies. “A vital primer to the slow-motion conflagration of American foreign policy.” —Kirkus Reviews
Chasing Ghosts
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Author : Paul Rieckhoff
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2007-05-01
Chasing Ghosts written by Paul Rieckhoff and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-01 with History categories.
As a First Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army National Guard, Paul Rieckhoff was charged with leading thirty-eight men in Iraq. He spent almost a year in one of the bloodiest and most volatile areas of Baghdad. And when he finally came home, he vowed to tell Americans the harrowing truth. He does just that, uncensored and unrehearsed, "and with wit and passion" (Arianna Huffington), in Chasing Ghosts-the first criticism of the Iraq war written by a soldier who fought in it.
From Baghdad With Love
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Author : Jay Kopelman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-08-22
From Baghdad With Love written by Jay Kopelman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-22 with Pets categories.
What happens when the indelible bond between a man and a dog formed in the harshest of conditions is put the test? Moving and ultimately uplifting, this updated edition of The New York Times best-selling From Baghdad with Love takes the battle-wary Marine and the dog he saved through the challenges of returning to life in peacetime California. This new and updated edition takes Jay Kopelman and Lava to California, new challenges for both, and an ultimately uplifting lesson on life and love that only a special bond can bring.
From Baghdad To Kokomo
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Author : Albert Kudsizadeh
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2019-08-19
From Baghdad To Kokomo written by Albert Kudsizadeh and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A compelling account of growing up during the mid-twentieth century in the two oldest and once vibrant Jewish communities of Iraq and Iran--the first now obliterated, the second eroded. From Baghdad to Kokomo is part memoir, part history in which momentous events are interwoven with the author’s own family biography: Iraq’s transition from Ottoman and British rule to hopes for building a democratic nation-state; the emergence of extreme nationalism that ends centuries-old Arab-Jewish co-existence; the Farhoud pogrom in 1941; and the tumultuous exodus of an entire community. In Iran, too, the Shah’s modernization policies clash with nationalist and Islamist opposition forces leading to the Islamic Revolution and millions leave or flee the country to settle abroad. This book also shows the fortuitous circumstances how one pen pal correspondence brought the author from Tehran to the American midwestern city of Kokomo, Indiana, where he arrives penniless as a teenager and resumes his studies after a four year hiatus. "The Exodus from Iraq, the cradle of civilization, meant the destruction of Babylonian Jewry with its rich history of nearly 2,600 years. Lives were shattered and families scattered. Many of its time-honoured values and traditions --the glue that held it together and gave its unique identity--are now rapidly fading away under the pressure of Westernization...." Excerpt from the book.
From Baghdad To Brooklyn
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Author : Jack Marshall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
From Baghdad To Brooklyn written by Jack Marshall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A stirring portrait of personal and artistic awakening in midcentury New York's Arabic-speaking Jewish community.
Night Draws Near
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Author : Anthony Shadid
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2006-07-11
Night Draws Near written by Anthony Shadid and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-11 with History categories.
From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, here is a riveting account of ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations Like her country, Karima—a widow with eight children—was caught between America and Saddam. It was March 2003 in proud but battered Baghdad. As night drew near, she took her son to board a rickety bus to join Hussein's army. "God protect you," she said, handing him something she could not afford to give—the thirty-cent fare. The Washington Post's Anthony Shadid also went to war in Iraq although he was neither embedded with soldiers nor briefed by politicians. Because he is fluent in Arabic, Shadid—an Arab American born and raised in Oklahoma—was able to disappear into the divided, dangerous worlds of Iraq. Day by day, as the American dream of freedom clashed with Arab notions of justice, he pieced together the human story of ordinary Iraqis weathering the terrible dislocations and tragedies of war. Through the lives of men and women, Sunnis and Shiites, American sympathizers and outraged young jihadists newly transformed into martyrs, Shadid shows us the journey of defiant, hopeful, resilient Iraq. Moving from battle scenes to subdued streets enlivened only by the call to prayer, Shadid uses the experiences of his characters to illustrate how Saddam's downfall paved the way not only for democracy but also for an Islamic reawakening and jihad. Night Draws Near—as compelling as it is human—is an illuminating and poignant account from a repoter whose coverage has drawn international attention and acclaim.
Escape From Baghdad
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Author : Carl Reinhard Raswan
language : en
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag
Release Date : 1978
Escape From Baghdad written by Carl Reinhard Raswan and has been published by Georg Olms Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
Between 1927 and 1936, Carl Raswan traveled over a dozen times to Arabia, returning with Arabian horses for breeding in Europe and America. This is a reproduction of one of his accounts of his work and travels.