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Redeployment, Phil Klay

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"Phil Klay's Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of chaos. In "Redeployment", a soldier who has had to shoot dogs because they were eating human corpses must learn what it is like to return to domestic life in suburbia, surrounded by people "who have no idea where Fallujah is, where three members of your platoon died." In "After Action Report", a Lance Corporal seeks expiation for a killing he didn't commit, in order that his best friend will be unburdened. A Morturary Affairs Marine tells about his experiences collecting remains-of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers both. A chaplain sees his understanding of Christianity, and his ability to provide solace through religion, tested by the actions of a ferocious Colonel. And in the darkly comic "Money as a Weapons System", a young Foreign Service Officer is given the absurd task of helping Iraqis improve their lives by teaching them to play baseball. These stories reveal the intricate combination of monotony, bureaucracy, comradeship and violence that make up a soldier's daily life at war, and the isolation, remorse, and despair that can accompany a soldier's homecoming. Redeployment is poised to become a classic in the tradition of war writing. Across nations and continents, Klay sets in devastating relief the two worlds a soldier inhabits: one of extremes and one of loss. Written with a hard-eyed realism and stunning emotional depth, this work marks Phil Klay as one of the most talented new voices of his generation"--
Language
eng
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Extent
291 pages
Contents
  • Psychological operations
  • War stories
  • Unless it's a sucking chest wound
  • Ten kliks south
  • Redeployment
  • FRAGO
  • After Action Report
  • Bodies
  • OIF
  • Money as a weapons system
  • In Vietnam they had whores
  • Prayer in the furnace
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9781594204999
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Redeployment
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Redeployment
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Phil Klay
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Language
eng
Summary
"Phil Klay's Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of chaos. In "Redeployment", a soldier who has had to shoot dogs because they were eating human corpses must learn what it is like to return to domestic life in suburbia, surrounded by people "who have no idea where Fallujah is, where three members of your platoon died." In "After Action Report", a Lance Corporal seeks expiation for a killing he didn't commit, in order that his best friend will be unburdened. A Morturary Affairs Marine tells about his experiences collecting remains-of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers both. A chaplain sees his understanding of Christianity, and his ability to provide solace through religion, tested by the actions of a ferocious Colonel. And in the darkly comic "Money as a Weapons System", a young Foreign Service Officer is given the absurd task of helping Iraqis improve their lives by teaching them to play baseball. These stories reveal the intricate combination of monotony, bureaucracy, comradeship and violence that make up a soldier's daily life at war, and the isolation, remorse, and despair that can accompany a soldier's homecoming. Redeployment is poised to become a classic in the tradition of war writing. Across nations and continents, Klay sets in devastating relief the two worlds a soldier inhabits: one of extremes and one of loss. Written with a hard-eyed realism and stunning emotional depth, this work marks Phil Klay as one of the most talented new voices of his generation"--
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  • Afghan War, 2001-
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Soldiers
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Redeployment, Phil Klay
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Contents
  • Psychological operations
  • War stories
  • Unless it's a sucking chest wound
  • Ten kliks south
  • Redeployment
  • FRAGO
  • After Action Report
  • Bodies
  • OIF
  • Money as a weapons system
  • In Vietnam they had whores
  • Prayer in the furnace
Control code
ocn852221707
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
291 pages
Isbn
9781594204999
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(hardback)
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2013028125
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unmediated
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rdamedia
Label
Redeployment, Phil Klay
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Psychological operations
  • War stories
  • Unless it's a sucking chest wound
  • Ten kliks south
  • Redeployment
  • FRAGO
  • After Action Report
  • Bodies
  • OIF
  • Money as a weapons system
  • In Vietnam they had whores
  • Prayer in the furnace
Control code
ocn852221707
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
291 pages
Isbn
9781594204999
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013028125
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia

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