Book Review of After Combat: True War Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan by Marian Eide & Michael Gibler

In the post-9/11 era, there have been numerous accounts of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq written from a variety of perspectives and for multiple purposes. Whether biographical accounts of real events, authoritative news essays, or fictional stories of war-time heroism and loss, the American publi...

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Main Author: Sarah E. Minnis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Virginia Tech Libraries 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Veterans Studies
Online Access:https://journal-veterans-studies.org/articles/81
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spelling doaj-01b820583dd34b26bf5b3d4e79ec3f812020-11-25T03:22:16ZengVirginia Tech LibrariesJournal of Veterans Studies 2470-47682019-01-014110.21061/jvs.v4i1.8165Book Review of After Combat: True War Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan by Marian Eide & Michael GiblerSarah E. Minnis0Western Carolina UniversityIn the post-9/11 era, there have been numerous accounts of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq written from a variety of perspectives and for multiple purposes. Whether biographical accounts of real events, authoritative news essays, or fictional stories of war-time heroism and loss, the American public has been offered untold perspectives on what military service and sacrifice in this new era looks like. <em>After Combat: True War Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan</em> by Marian Eide and Michael Gibler, is a unique collection of stories of military service in the combat theater as told by the veterans, themselves.https://journal-veterans-studies.org/articles/81
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description In the post-9/11 era, there have been numerous accounts of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq written from a variety of perspectives and for multiple purposes. Whether biographical accounts of real events, authoritative news essays, or fictional stories of war-time heroism and loss, the American public has been offered untold perspectives on what military service and sacrifice in this new era looks like. <em>After Combat: True War Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan</em> by Marian Eide and Michael Gibler, is a unique collection of stories of military service in the combat theater as told by the veterans, themselves.
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