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Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4672-5
Hardcover
260 pages
October 2009, Polity
List Price: US $25.00
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  • Compelling first-handaccount of life as a soldier on the frontline in Iraq, written by Lt. Shannon Meehan, a former tank commander in Iraq
  • The book is written as an engaging memoir in the first person. Shannon's position as a commander of an armored company provides him with a unique perspective on the war
  • This is the story of a soldier trying to cope amidst the chaos, confusion and collateral damage of war.
  • It avoids any attempt to cull pedantic lessons from war experiences in favor of openly discussing the most private feelings of a young officer in Iraq who is trying to do his best and lead his men under horrendously difficult circumstances
  • His story revolves around the profound limitations he experiences in reconciling his actions as a soldier with his beliefs as a civilian, and it poignantly illustrates a person trying to cope with how his life has changed

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