The Mirror Test : America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Mirror Test : America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan /

"In a powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict, the author challenges Americans to address hard questions about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,"--NoveList.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weston, J. Kael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Weston, J. Kael.
United States. > Department of State > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States. > Department of State.
2001-2021
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
Employees.
United States.
Afghanistan.
Iraq.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Twentynine Palms, California
  • Part I. The wrong war. Quagmire ; Friends and enemies ; Phantom fury or new dawn? ; Happy birthday ; The potato factory ; Clear, hold, build ; Helo down ; Collaboration ; KIA in Mayberry ; When senators and generals talk ; Sara al-Jumaili and the last Grand Mufti ; A farewell to Fallujah ; The 93 ; To Monument Valley
  • Part II. The right war. Deeper into the Muslim world ; Dilawar of Yakubi ; Khost U. ; A handshake, or two ; Reformed Taliban ; The ego has landed ; Life after Guantánamo ; The dead of Sabari District ; The commander and the top student ; Jackpots and dryholes ; Motor City ; Escalation ; Our British friends ; Ask & tell ; A dignified transfer and the 91
  • Part III. Home. To Cherokee, Iowa ; To Menard, Texas ; The parade ; Semper fido and the Sierras ; Operation Mend ; The Spirit of America ; The library ; A museum of war ; Nick's home ; The Mall of America
  • Epilogue: New York City ; After war ; A soldier's war journal ; 31 angels.

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