{"product_id":"beyond-duty-life-on-the-frontline-in-iraq-hardback-9780745646725","title":"Beyond Duty; Life on the Frontline in Iraq (Hardback) 9780745646725","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond Duty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLife on the Frontline in Iraq\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShannon Meehan (Author), Roger Thompson (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745646725, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14.5 x 2.6 cm, 0.463 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An articulate and devastating memoir.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilitary Writers Society of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArmy Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Highly recommended ... This work serves as a reminder of some of the 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCentral European Journal of International and Security Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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 \u003ci\u003eBeyond Duty\u003c\/i\u003e. I can't recommend this one highly enough.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePundit Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAir Force Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBeyond Duty\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim O'Brien, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian Turner, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHere, Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e, and veteran of the Iraq War \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Hutchisson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary Russell, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thread of Grace \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUnder 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.  \u003cp\u003e 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 Diyala Province, successfully fighting the insurgency by various Sunni and Shia factions. He was celebrated by his senior officers and decorated with medals. But when the U.S. surge to retake Iraq in 2006 and 2007 finally pushed into Baqubah, a town virtually entirely controlled by al Qaida, Meehan would make the decision that would change his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the true story of one soldier's attempt to reconcile what he has done with what he felt he had to do. Stark and devastating, it recounts first-hand the reality of a new type of warfare that remains largely unspoken and forgotten on the frontlines of Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003ePrologue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fourteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seventeen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eighteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nineteen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Five.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Six.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty-Seven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407316021528,"sku":"9780745646725","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745646725.jpg?v=1784161161","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-duty-life-on-the-frontline-in-iraq-hardback-9780745646725","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}