Description
| Product ID: | 9780230601550 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Oral History |
| Title: | Soldiers and Citizens |
| Subtitle: | An Oral History of Operation Iraqi Freedom from the Battlefield to the Pentagon |
| Authors: | Author: C. Mirra |
| Page Count: | 201 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, General and world history, Social and cultural history, Oral history, Military history, History: earliest times to present day, Social & cultural history, Oral history, Military history |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is the first comprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. It presents the raw and vivid testimonies and recollections from combat veterans, family members, conscientious objectors, Bush administration officials, Iraqi leaders, and many others, forming a gripping and moving portrait of the war. More than five years after the United States military and coalition forces invaded Iraq, the Iraq War remains a controversial and divisive subject throughout the world. This wide-ranging book, the first truly comprehensive oral history of the war, captures the diverse viewpoints of the soldiers, policymakers, family members, and others whose lives it changed. Recorded here are gripping battlefield accounts from veterans, the passionate testimonies of conscientious objectors and war supporters, reflections from nuclear inspectors and diplomats, and the varied perspectives of public figures from all across the political spectrum. This illuminating and moving book is an essential document of one of the defining conflicts of the twenty-first century. |
| Imprint Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-01-15 |
