Operation homecoming
Subtitle: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the words of U.S. troops and their families
By: edited by Andrew Carroll ; preface by Dana Gioia.
Contributors: Carroll, Andrew.
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226094991
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American; Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American; Families of military personnel -- United States
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface by Dana Gioia; title: Introduction by Andrew Carroll; title: And now it begins; title: Heading into combat; title: Hearts and minds; title: Interactions with Afghans and Iraqis; title: Stuck in this sandbox; title: Gripes, humor, boredom, and the daily grind; title: Worlds apart; title: Life on the home front; title: This is not a game; title: The physical and emotional toll of war; title: Home; title: Returning to the United States; title: Acknowldegments.