Greetings from Afghanistan, Send More..., Benjamin Tupper
Greetings from Afghanistan, Send More..., Benjamin Tupper
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Greetings from Afghanistan, Send More Ammo
Dispatches from Taliban Country

Author: Benjamin Tupper

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 5 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/22/2010


Synopsis

Captain Benjamin Tupper spent a year in Afghanistan in an Embedded Training Team, tasked with training, leading in combat, and mentoring the Afghan Army to victory against the brutal Taliban. Writing and recording from a remote outpost, Tupper's dispatches were posted on the blog The Sandbox and broadcast on NPR, bringing vivid snapshots of America's longest ongoing war to a wide audience back home.

Here, he takes us inside the intricacies of the war, opening up a unique and multifaceted view of both Afghan culture and the daily life of an American soldier. From the rush of gunfire to surreal, euphoric moments of cross-cultural understanding, this emotional and thought-provoking narrative is rich with humor, eloquence, and contradiction. Deeply personal and darkly funny, Tupper illuminates the challenges of the war, vividly bringing to life both the mundane and the extraordinary and seeking a way forward.

About Benjamin Tupper

Benjamin Tupper received the Bronze Star and Combat Infantrymen Badge for his service in Afghanistan. He currently lives with his wife and four children in Syracuse, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen

Once I realized it was a published blog, I understood why the stories felt so disjointed and why there was no overall narrative. I think that because the author was writing while going through the experience we got some very raw and blunt descriptions of what he went through. I felt that some of the......more

Goodreads review by Boozy

Good collection of essays from ETT's in Afghanistan. I have placed this on required reading for my new troops.......more

Goodreads review by Zandy

Really good book.......more