For many of the 1.6 million U.S. service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, the trip home is only the beginning of a longer journey. Many undergo an awkward period of readjustment to civilian life after long deployments. Some veterans may find themselves drinking too much, unable to sleep or waking from unspeakable dreams, lashing out at friends and loved ones. Over time, some will struggle so profoundly that they eventually are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD).
Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Fields of Combat tells the story of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. Following a group of veterans and their their personal stories of war, trauma, and recovery, Erin P. Finley illustrates the devastating impact PTSD can have on veterans and their families. Finley sensitively explores issues of substance abuse, failed relationships, domestic violence, and even suicide and also challenges popular ideas of PTSD as incurable and permanently debilitating.
Drawing on rich, often searing ethnographic material, Finley examines the cultural, political, and historical influences that shape individual experiences of PTSD and how its sufferers are perceived by the military, medical personnel, and society at large. Despite widespread media coverage and public controversy over the military's response to wounded and traumatized service members, debate continues over how best to provide treatment and compensation for service-related disabilities. Meanwhile, new and highly effective treatments are revolutionizing how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides trauma care, redefining the way PTSD itself is understood in the process. Carefully and compassionately untangling each of these conflicts, Fields of Combat reveals the very real implications they have for veterans living with PTSD and offers recommendations to improve how we care for this vulnerable but resilient population.
Written by the author of the official British military analysis of the Iraq campaigns, Blood, Metal and Dust is the first authoritative military history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to tell the detailed story of what happened on the ground.
From the high-ranking officer who wrote the still-classified British military analysis of the war in Iraq comes the authoritative history of two conflicts which have overshadowed the beginning of the 21st century. Inextricably linked to the ongoing "War on Terror," the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated more than a decade of international politics, and their influence is felt to this day.
Blood, Metal and Dust is the first military history to offer a comprehensive overview of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing in-depth accounts of the operations undertaken by both US and UK forces. Brigadier Ben Barry explores the wars which shaped the modern Middle East, providing a detailed narrative of operations as they unfolded. With unparalleled access to official military accounts and extensive contacts in both the UK and the US militaries, Brigadier Barry is uniquely placed to tell the story of these controversial conflicts, and offers a rounded account of the international campaigns which irrevocably changed the global geopolitical landscape.
Автор: Spiller Название: Veterans Of Iraq And Afghanistan ISBN: 0786448695 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786448692 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 33270.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This collection of stories of American men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals their personal experiences as military combat personnel. Their stories are told through interviews, plus information from questionnaires and official military documents.
Автор: Lori Holyfield Название: Veterans` Journeys Home: Life After Afghanistan and Iraq ISBN: 1612050514 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612050515 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 163330.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Veterans` Journeys Home is a vivid portrayal of military life and its aftermath for US troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Название: Through veterans` eyes ISBN: 1597974900 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781597974905 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: As of early 2010, more than two million U.S. troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet the American public is neither much engaged in the issues of these two wars nor particularly knowledgeable about the troops` experiences, which have ranged from positive and energizing to searing and debilitating.
Автор: Raymond James Raymond Название: Elite Souls: Portraits of Valor in Iraq and Afghanistan ISBN: 1682477134 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682477137 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 57290.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The great nineteenth century French military thinker, Ardant du Picq, argued that selfless courage is rooted in a higher moral purpose, and is found among `Elite Souls`. This is a book about five such `Elite Souls`, all highly decorated young West Point graduates and recipients of the USMA`s Ninninger Medal.
Автор: Holyfield, Lori Название: Veterans` Journeys Home ISBN: 1612050522 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612050522 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 37760.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Eide, Marian Gibler, Michael Название: After combat ISBN: 1640120238 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781640120235 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 25040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Approximately 2.5 million men and women have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the U.S. War on Terror. Marian Eide and Michael Gibler have collected and compiled personal combat accounts from some of these war veterans. In modern warfare no deployment meets the expectations laid down by stories of Appomattox, Ypres, Iwo Jima, or Tet. Stuck behind a desk or the wheel of a truck, many of today’s veterans feel they haven’t even been to war, though they may have listened to mortars in the night or dodged improvised explosive devices during the day.After Combat bridges the gap between sensationalized media and reality by telling war’s unvarnished stories. Soldiers, sailors, marines, and air force personnel (retired, on leave, or at the beginning of military careers) describe combat in the ways they believe it should be understood. In this collection of interviews, veterans speak anonymously with pride about their own strengths and accomplishments, with gratitude for friendships and adventures, and also with shame, regret, and grief, while braving controversy, misunderstanding, and sanction. In the accounts of these veterans, Eide and Gibler seek to present what Vietnam veteran and writer Tim O’Brien calls a “true war story”-one without obvious purpose or moral imputation and independent of civilian logic, propaganda goals, and even peacetime convention.
Автор: Katherine McLamore, Larry A. Williams Название: Texas South Plains War Stories: Interviews with Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan ISBN: 1476683077 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476683072 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 37890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Documenting recollections from survivors of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and other conflicts - all residents of the Texas Panhandle - this book presents narratives from men and women whose young lives, for good or ill, were defined by their participation in warfare in service to their country.
Автор: Neville Leigh Название: Special Operations Patrol Vehicles ISBN: 1849081875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849081870 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 12860.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: "Special Operations Patrol Vehicles: Afghanistan and Iraq".
