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LEADER: 01841cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2007048835
003 DLC
005 20120322082510.0
008 071128s2008 ilua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007048835
020 $a9780226094991 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0226094995 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $aa-iq---$aa-af---$an-us---
050 00 $aDS79.76$b.O634 2008
082 00 $a956.7044/38$222
245 00 $aOperation homecoming :$bIraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the words of U.S. troops and their families /$cpreface by Dana Gioia ; edited by Andrew Carroll.
250 $aUpdated ed.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$c2008.
300 $axxviii, 408 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
500 $a"National Endowment for the Arts", ahead of main-entry on title page.
505 0 $aPreface by Dana Gioia -- Introduction by Andrew Carroll -- And now it begins -- Heading into combat -- Hearts and minds -- Interactions with Afghans and Iraqis -- Stuck in this sandbox -- Gripes, humor, boredom, and the daily grind -- Worlds apart -- Life on the home front -- This is not a game -- The physical and emotional toll of war -- Home -- Returning to the United States -- Acknowldegments.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$vPersonal narratives, American.
650 0 $aAfghan War, 2001-$vPersonal narratives, American.
650 0 $aFamilies of military personnel$zUnited States.
700 1 $aCarroll, Andrew.
700 1 $aGioia,Dana.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip085/2007048835.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007048835-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007048835-d.html