Description |
xiv, 351 pages ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division. A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar's notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and an astonishing half of the company had Purple Hearts. In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they've considered it. Declared at "extraordinary risk" by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bravo Company was chosen as test subjects for a new approach to the veteran crisis, focusing less on isolated individuals and more on the group"--book jacket. |
Subject |
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd.
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Special forces (Military science) -- United States.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd. (OCoLC)fst00548360
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Special forces (Military science) (OCoLC)fst01128929
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Afghan War (2001-2021) (OCoLC)fst01695175
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Genre/Form |
Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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Personal narratives.
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ISBN |
1419751158 (hardcover) |
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9781419751158 (hardcover) |
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