Operation Homecoming Iraq Afghanistan And The Home Front In The Words Of U S Troops And Their F
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Operation Homecoming
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Author : Andrew Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2006-09-12
Operation Homecoming written by Andrew Carroll and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-12 with History categories.
“Here is what you will not find in the news–the personal cost of war written as clear and beautiful as literature worthy of the name is. These stories are the real thing, passionate, imaginative, searing.” –Richard Bausch, author of Wives & Lovers The first book of its kind, Operation Homecoming is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts to bring distinguished writers to military bases and inspire U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen and their families to record their wartime experiences. Encouraged by such authors as Tom Clancy, Mark Bowden, Bobbie Ann Mason, Tobias Wolff, Jeff Shaara, and Marilyn Nelson, American military personnel and their loved ones wrote candidly about what they saw, heard, and felt while in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as on the home front. Taken together, these almost one hundred never-before-published eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, letters, and other personal writings become a dramatic narrative that shows the human side of warfare. • the fear and exhilaration of heading into battle; • the interactions between U.S. forces and Afghans and Iraqis, both as enemies and friends; • the boredom, gripes, and humorous incidents of day-to-day life on the front lines; • the anxiety and heartache of worried spouses, parents, and other loved ones on the home front; • the sheer brutality of warfare and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those who fight; • the tearful homecomings for those who returned to the States alive– and the somber ceremonies for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. From riveting combat accounts to profound reflections on warfare and the pride these troops feel for one another, Operation Homecoming offers an unflinching and intensely revealing look into the lives of extraordinary men and women. What they have written is without question some of the greatest wartime literature ever published. “Andrew Carroll has given America a priceless treasure.” –Tom Brokaw, on War Letters Proceeds from this book will be used to provide arts and cultural programming to U.S. military communities. For more information, please go to www.OperationHomecoming.gov.
Operation Homecoming Iraq Afghanistan And The Home Front In The Words Of U S Troops And Their F
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Author : Andrew Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Release Date : 2008-05
Operation Homecoming Iraq Afghanistan And The Home Front In The Words Of U S Troops And Their F written by Andrew Carroll and has been published by Perfection Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05 with History categories.
This landmark volume of wartime writings from the front lines has grown out of the N.E.A.'s Operation homecoming project in partnership with the Southern Arts Federation. It is a rich historical document that preserves firsthand stories from troops.
Military Review
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Military Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Military art and science categories.
Fighting The Forever War
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Author : Lisa M. Mundey
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-02-07
Fighting The Forever War written by Lisa M. Mundey and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-07 with History categories.
During two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, U.S. service members confronted numerous challenges in their mission to secure the country from the threat of al-Qaeda and the Taliban and assist in rebuilding efforts. Because the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan occurred simultaneously, much of the American public conflated them or failed to notice the Afghanistan War; and most of the war's archival material remains classified and closed to civilian researchers. Drawing on interviews and letters home, this book relates the Afghanistan War through the experiences of American troops, with firsthand accounts of both combat and humanitarian operations, the environment, living conditions and interactions with the locals.
Professional Journal Of The United States Army
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Professional Journal Of The United States Army written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Military art and science categories.
The Morality Of The Laws Of War
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Author : Marcela Prieto Rudolphy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-04
The Morality Of The Laws Of War written by Marcela Prieto Rudolphy and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-04 with Law categories.
Combatants are equal under the laws of armed conflict, regardless of whether the wars they fight are just or unjust, legal or illegal. They are permissible targets and can kill each other in battle. This basic feature of international law has been recently put into question by a group of moral philosophers known as revisionists, who argue that just combatants in an unjust war should be considered innocents, and their deaths considered murder. Dr. Prieto Rudolphy explains and assesses the conflict between the revisionist argument and the existing legal norms in The Morality of the Laws of War: War, Law, and Murder. The book provides an in-depth assessment of modern ethical thought on killing in wartime, deconstructing the revisionist view of war and offering a new perspective on the legal equality of combatants. Prieto Rudolphy not only examines the tension between the revisionist morality and the traditional thesis of symmetry between combatants but proposes a contingent justification of the latter and an alternative morality of war. Underlying both is the inescapable fact that regulating war is always a moral compromise. At the same time, she argues that there is urgent moral pressure to improve our laws - to bring them closer to an ideal whereby war does not exist. The Morality of the Laws of War is a must-read for scholars of moral philosophy and international law, from students to experts, providing a thorough account of contemporary debates on the ethics of warfare and using nuanced arguments to illuminate a fresh perspective.
Rhetorical Strategies For Composition
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Author : Karen A. Wink
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2020-11-10
Rhetorical Strategies For Composition written by Karen A. Wink and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-10 with Education categories.
Rhetorical Strategies is a worktext for composition students to apply rhetorical theory in their writing. The exercises interconnect rhetorical skill work for students to practice “thinking on paper” in style (rhetorical figures, emphasis, arrangement); language (audience appropriate, diction, syntax); and conventions (MLA style, format, source handling). Content includes: Aristotle’s Six Parts of an Argument, Rhetorical Situations, Appeals and Fallacies, Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Voice, Stylistics, Revision, Documenting Sources, Grammar/Punctuation/Usage, and Visual Arguments. All skills are reflected in a sample student research paper. Content is relevant for AP Composition and Language courses as well as college composition and seminar courses with an emphasis on rhetorical principles.
The Warrior Military Ethics And Contemporary Warfare
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Author : Pauline M. Kaurin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-17
The Warrior Military Ethics And Contemporary Warfare written by Pauline M. Kaurin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-17 with Technology & Engineering categories.
When it comes to thinking about war and warriors, first there was Achilles, and then the rest followed. The choice of the term warrior is an important one for this discussion. While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what makes a soldier, sailor or other military personnel a professional, the warrior archetype (varied for the various roles and service branches) still holds sway in the military self-conception, rooted as it is in the more existential notions of war, honor and meaning. In this volume, Kaurin uses Achilles as a touch stone for discussing the warrior, military ethics and the aspects of contemporary warfare that go by the name of 'asymmetrical war.' The title of the book cuts two ways-Achilles as a warrior archetype to help us think through the moral implications and challenges posed by asymmetrical warfare, but also as an archetype of our adversaries to help us think about asymmetric opponents.
War Trauma And Its Wake
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Author : Raymond Monsour Scurfield
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-09-10
War Trauma And Its Wake written by Raymond Monsour Scurfield and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-10 with Psychology categories.
Decades after Charles Figley’s landmark Trauma and Its Wake was published, our understanding of trauma has grown and deepened, but we still face considerable challenges when treating trauma survivors. This is especially the case for professionals who work with veterans and active-duty military personnel. War Trauma and Its Wake, then, is a vital book. The editors—one a Vietnam veteran who wrote the overview chapter on treatment for Trauma and Its Wake, the other an Army Reserve psychologist with four deployments—have produced a book that addresses both the specific needs of particular warrior communities as well as wider issues such as battlemind, guilt, suicide, and much, much more. The editors’ and contributors’ deep understanding of the issues that warriors face makes War Trauma and Its Wake a crucial book for understanding the military experience, and the lessons contained in its pages are essential for anyone committed to healing war trauma.
War Without Bodies
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Author : Martin Danahay
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2022-03-18
War Without Bodies written by Martin Danahay and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-18 with History categories.
Introduction: Two photographs -- Sacrificial bodies : Fenton, Tennyson and the Charge of the Light Brigade -- The soldier's body and sites of mourning -- War games -- Trauma and the soldier's body -- Sophie Ristelhueber : landscape as body -- Conclusion: Future war without bodies.