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WHAT WAS ASKED OF US *Trish Wood* ORAL HISTORY IRAQ WAR

~ BY THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT IT ~2006 HARDCOVER~ 1st Ed

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Author: Trish WoodPublisher: Little Brown & Co
ISBN-10: 0316016705Subject: History
ISBN-13: 9780316016704Topic: Modern
Format: HardcoverLanguage: English
Publication Year: 2006Condition: Like New
Special Attributes: 1st Edition  
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This oral history, based on interviews with American troops stationed in Iraq from Operation American Freedom, presents the unmediated views of the soldiers who face death every day in a conflict about which they may have severe doubts. The soldiers report on the experiences of battle, the loss of comrades, the feelings of anger toward Iraqis, and their suspicions about the motives of those in Washington who dispatched them to that terrible land; they also express their own hopes and dreams, acknowledge the plight of the Iraqis, and feel a sense of mission. The soldiers are candid, and the language is at times raw, yet WHAT WAS ASKED OF US covers a lot of ground, offering a perspective not available elsewhere.

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Length:309 pages
Height:9.3 in.
Width:6.0 in.
Thickness:1.0 in.
Weight:20.0 oz.

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"An oral history of the war in Iraq draws on a series of in-depth, candid interviews with American soldiers who offer their personal recollections and experiences of the conflict, from the initial push to Baghdad and overthrow of Saddam Hussein to the internecine violence of the present day."

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"[A] penetrating, terrifying, and important book....Despite the layers of tragedy, the ascendant message is one of courage and self-sacrifice amid war's absurdities."
 (09/25/2006)

"[A] visceral account of war....The first-hand accounts are honest, agenda-free and chilling."
 (02/04/2007)


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WHAT WAS ASKED OF US

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE IRAQ WAR BY THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT IT

BY: TRISH WOOD ~~~ INTRODUCTION BY: BOBBY MULLER

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2006 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION ~~~ ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE $25.99 U.S.A./ $33.99 CANADA

DESCRIPTION FROM BACK OF BOOK: ALAN KING: PEOPLE IN THOSE EARLY DAYS WERE ECSTATIC. I WAS ON THE STREETS DURING THE LOOTING, AND PEOPLE WOULD CHEER ME. I MEAN, THEY'D DROP COUCHES AND YELL, "GO, AMERICA!" KEN DAVIS: WE LIVED IN PRISON CELLS, AND SPECIALIST CHARLES GRANER LIVED ACROSS THE HALL FROM ME. ONE TIME HE WALKED IN, AND HE WAS HOARSE, AND I SAID, "WHAT'S THE MATTER, ARE YOU SICK?" AND HE SAYS, "NO, I'M HOARSE BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING US YELL AT DETAINEES." AND HE SAYS, "I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. THEY'RE MAKING ME DO THINGS THAT I FEEL ARE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY WRONG. WHAT SHOULD I DO?" JOSEPH HATCHER: MOST PEOPLE SAY, OH GOD, IT WAS TERRIBLE, THIS AND THAT. GOD, I LOVED IT. I LOVED EVERY FIREFIGHT I WAS IN BECAUSE FOR THOSE FEW BRIEF SECONDS NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IF YOU DON'T KILL THIS GUY AND THAT'S IT. DOMINICK KING: IF YOU ASK ME ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN THE WAR, I WOULD ASK YOU, HOW MANY PEOPLE DID SADDAM KILL WITH HIS CHEMICAL WEAPONS?  HE KILLED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS--OF HIS OWN PEOPLE---WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE MOST BRUTAL WAY. AND THE FACT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HAD CIVILIAN LOSSES OF IRAQIS DURING OUR WAR....IT WAS A LOT LESS AND IT WAS FOR SOMETHING GOOD. IT WAS SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE, SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIFE IN THE FUTURE. DANIEL B. COTNOIR: NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE THEIR INNOCENCE, BUT I WOULDN'T TAKE MINE BACK.

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