{"product_id":"cartography-navigating-a-year-in-iraq-paperback-softback-9781640124509","title":"Cartography; Navigating a Year in Iraq (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640124509","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCartography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNavigating a Year in Iraq\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatherine Schifani (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640124509\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.284 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\u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCartography\u003c\/i\u003e is, in a word, brilliant. Every war, I suspect, creates its own forms of lunacy, and Katherine Schifani’s searing, surreal, and at times hilarious memoir is the definitive guide to the multivalent insanities of the American war in Iraq. If you want to know what happens when countries lose their minds, read this superb book.”-Ben Fountain, author of \u003ci\u003eBilly Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Schifani’s powerful, evocative prose captures the violence, danger, and absurdity of military service and the mountains women must climb to ensure their safety and equality while they make the greatest sacrifice. . . . It’s a must-read for anyone trying to figure out the meaning of America’s forever wars.”-Anthony Swofford, author of \u003ci\u003eJarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCartography \u003c\/i\u003edescribes Katherine Schifani’s time deployed in Iraq as a counterterrorism advisor with U.S. Special Forces in 2011. It is the story of one woman mapping the terra incognita of Iraq with questionable interpreters, nonexistent guidance, and an unclear purpose. It’s the story of a gay woman serving under the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy who realizes that the policy repeal she has long awaited is so overshadowed by a hostile environment that remaining closeted is more critical than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the heart of \u003ci\u003eCartography\u003c\/i\u003e is Schifani’s quest to understand the Iraqi landscape and the Special Forces culture of American men she worked alongside as a gay woman and a member of the air force. Her memoir examines both the perils of being undertrained and underequipped to perform the job assigned to her in her role as an advisor and some of the unique situations-good and bad-her gender created in such an irregular combat environment. Schifani’s deployment was an exercise in exploration, observation, and navigating a wholly foreign land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633525190936,"sku":"9781640124509","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cartography-navigating-a-year-in-iraq-paperback-softback-9781640124509","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}