Operation Homecoming, Edited by Andrew Carroll
Operation Homecoming, Edited by Andrew Carroll
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Operation Homecoming
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families

Author: Edited by Andrew Carroll

Narrator: a full cast

Unabridged: 17 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

To encourage U.S. troops and their families to record what they saw, heard, and felt during combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, a series of writing workshops were organized in 2004. The result is this extraordinary collection of letters, poems, journals, memoirs, and emails accounts from those directly involved in battle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellie

For those of us with a friend or relative serving in the Armed Services today, this is a must read. For those who do not, it is especially a "must read." The book does not have a political agenda in any way. It is designed to help the military express their individual opinions on what they see, what......more

Goodreads review by Peter

So I just read this again... Obviously I'm biased since I wrote part of this book but I think every American needs to read this. It is an unbiased look at our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the eyes of the service members and their families left behind. Some of it is patriotic and some of it is......more

This should be mandatory reading for students learning about the wars in the middle east. It tells the stories from the perspective of the soldiers and their families. Very interesting but often difficult to read.......more

Goodreads review by J

A touching compilation from soldiers across multiple campaigns (primarily Afghanistan and Iraq). If you want a glimpse into what it meant to serve in the last 20 years, while deployed, this is that book.......more