Monographie

The Mirror test : America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan / J. Kael Weston

Type de contenu

• Texte

Type de médiation

• sans médiation

Type de support

• Volume

Titre(s)

• The Mirror test : America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan / J. Kael Weston

Auteur(s)

• Weston, John Kael

Publication

• New York : Vintage books, 2017

Description matérielle

• 1 vol. (XIX-585 pages-[16] pages de pl.) : illustrations, carte ; 21 cm

ISBN

• 978-0-345-80694-9

EAN

• 9780345806949 br.

Classification décimale Dewey

• 956.704 092

Résumé ou extrait

• "In a powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict, the author challenges Americans to address hard questions about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, "--NoveList
• Présentation de l'éditeur : "A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline locations. Upon his return home, while traveling the country to pay respect to the dead and wounded, he asked himself: When will these wars end? How will they be remembered and memorialized? What lessons can we learn from them? These are questions with no quick answers, but perhaps ones that might lead to a shared reckoning worthy of the sacrifices of those--troops and civilians alike--whose lives have been changed by more than a decade and a half of war. Weston takes us from California to Iraq, Afghanistan, Maryland, Wyoming, and New York City. We meet generals, corporals and captains, senators and ambassadors, NATO allies, Iraqi truck drivers, city councils, imams and mullahs, Afghan schoolteachers, madrassa and college students, former Taliban fighters and ex-Guantánamo prison detainees, a torture victim, SEAL and Delta Force teams, and many Marines. The overall frame for the book centers on soldiers who have received a grievous wound to the face. There is a moment during their recovery when they must look upon their reconstructed appearance for the first time. This is known as "the mirror test." From an intricate tapestry of voices and stories--Iraqi, Afghan, and American--Weston delivers a mirror test for our nation in its global role. An unflinching and deep examination of the interplay between warfare and diplomacy, this is a crucial look at America now, how it is viewed in the world and how the nation views itself."

Sujet - Nom de personne

• Weston, John Kael

Sujet - Collectivité

• États-Unis Department of State. -- Fonctionnaires

Sujet - Nom commun

• Guerre d'Irak (2003-2011)
• Guerre d'Irak (2003-2011) -- Récits personnels américains

Sujet - Nom géographique

• Afghanistan -- 2001-.... (Guerre d'Afghanistan) -- Récits personnels américains
• Afghanistan -- 2001-.... (Guerre d'Afghanistan)

Forme, genre ou caractéristiques physiques

• Biographie

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