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Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq

Shannon Meehan

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Description for Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq Hardback. Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. Num Pages: 260 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. He thought that he would only kill the enemy, but in the ruins of the strike, he discovers his mistake and uncovers a tragedy.

For most of his deployment in Iraq, Lt. Meehan felt that he had been made for a life in the military. A tank commander, he worked in the violent ... Read more

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Format

Hardback

Publication date

2009

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom

Number of pages

260

Condition

New

Number of Pages

260

Place of Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom

ISBN

9780745646725

SKU

V9780745646725

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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days

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99-50

About Shannon Meehan

Captain Shannon Meehan was a leader of a tank platoon for the storied 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute with distinction, having also studied at Oxford, and earned the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and other military honors while serving in Iraq. Roger Thompson is Associate Professor of English and Fine Arts ... Read more

Reviews for Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq

"An articulate and devastating memoir." Military Writers Society of America "The book resonates because Meehan speaks not for sympathy but for understanding, and because - sadly - his personal story is one the other service members know well." Army Times "Highly recommended ... This work serves as a reminder of some of ... Read morethe costs of war in modern times and leaves readers 'dazed and confused' over how to respond and what to think about the situation in Iraq." Central European Journal of International and Security Studies "An exceptional book. It takes the reader to Iraq, to feel all sides of a deployed soldiers life, from the boredom, the bullshit to the battles and the searing heat inside the tank. This is a book that every American should read in order to get a full accounting of what it means to send men and women off to war. You may finish, but you won't forget Beyond Duty. I can't recommend this one highly enough." Pundit Review "A straightforward, succint and insightful report of one man's experience at war ... The book resonates because Meehan speaks not for sympathy, but for understanding, and because - sadly - his personal story is one that other service members know well." Air Force Times "Beyond Duty is a powerful and heartbreaking account of Lieutenant Shannon Meehan's tour of duty in Iraq, and of his decision in 2007 to call in a missile strike that claimed the lives of innocent civilians. Remorse, shame, self-doubt, depression - these were among the war's emotional aftershocks for Lieutenant Meehan. This honest and painfully intense narrative is a reminder of the terrible costs of warfare, not just as measured by blood or treasure, but also in terms of damage to the human psyche. I will return to this book often." Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried and winner of the National Book Award "This memoir is a descent into war's difficult terrain, a landscape which continues on within the veteran as he or she returns home. The archetype of the classic hero is nearly completely destroyed through the personal narrative which chronicles a series of harrowing events in order to reveal a deeper sense of the heroic. Meehan's voice reminds us that the bleeding continues on after the guns have gone silent, even if we don't realize it." Brian Turner, award-winning author of Here, Bullet, and veteran of the Iraq War "Meehan explores the complicated anxieties of battle and command with precision and intelligence. He treats colossally horrific situations with admirable emotional restraint, and his strong, taut narrative has a visceral impact. This is a book that ranks among the very best writing that is being done today about events on the frontline in Iraq." James Hutchisson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina "For better or for worse, this memoir documents what the war in Iraq has been: young soldiers doing their heartbreaking best to do the right thing amid confusion, chaos and collateral damage." Mary Russell, award-winning author of A Thread of Grace and The Sparrow Show Less

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