THE DESERTER’S TALE: The Story of an Ordinary American Soildier by JOSHUA KEY AS TOLD TO LAW

1 BOOKS FOUND ON YOUR SEARCH.

THE DESERTER�S TALE: The Story of an Ordinary American Soildier

by JOSHUA KEY AS TOLD TO LAW

Qty :

Price : $ ~~5.64~~
Your Price : $ 5.19
You Save : $ 0.45 (8%)
A vivid account of how the war in Iraq is being waged, through the eyes of an ordinary American soldier. When Joshua Key enlisted in the US Army, he believed in his country and the integrity of his government, and never imagined he would lose that belief. A family man from a conservative background in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Key enlisted in 2002 to learn a trade and provide financial security for his family. He believed he would not be deployed unless World War III broke out. A year later, President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq. In spring 2003, Key was sent to Ramadi as part of the 43rd Combat Engineer Company of the Second Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. The war he found himself participating in was not the campaign against terrorists and evildoers he had expected. Key saw Iraqi civilians beaten, shot, and killed or maimed for little or no provocation. Nearly every other night, he participated in raids on homes he was told were harboring terrorists � never finding evidence of terrorist activity. After seven months in Iraq, Key was home on leave and knew he could not return. He took his family and went underground in the United States, finally seeking asylum in Canada after fourteen months in hiding. The Deserter�s Tale details life as part of the occupying force � it is not an expose of terrible atrocity, but an account of an experience where human rights abuses were the norm, the distinction between civilian and combatant was all but nonexistent, and no one was held responsible. It is the story of a family man and patriot, who went into the war believing unquestioningly in his government�s commitment to integrity and justice, and how what he saw in Iraq transformed him into someone who could no longer serve his country. �What's most engaging about this book is its essential honesty. Key takes pains to recount incidents from his childhood and his military service that lay out his own shortcomings; as if to say, I'm telling you all this about myself so that you'll believe what I say about Iraq. It caused me to reassess my notions of duty. The Deserter's Tale ought to be required reading for soldiers heading overseas, to prepare them for the stresses and dilemmas they are likely to face.� -The Globe and Mail, Toronto, February 10, 2007 ISBN - 8174365095

Pages : 256

Untitled Document

Some More Books of Similar Interest

India�s Space Security Dilemma by Gp Capt T H Anand Rao	SPY STORIES : Inside the Secret World of the R.A.W. and the I.S.I. by Cathy Scott-Clark Adrian Levy	WATERSHED 1967 : India�s Forgotten Victory Over China by Probal DasGupta
China`s India War : Collision Course on the Roof of the World by Bertil Lintner	Hard Realities: India, Pakistan, China in an Emerging New World by Dr. Amarjit Singh	China`s Shadow Over Sikkim by G.S.Bajpai

If you didn't find any required book(s),
Please mail us the details we will find it for you through our resources.
Kindly click here to send your requirement now.

OR

You may try advance search through below given search window.

Untitled Document

   Tips to get best Search results:
   1. Carefully check the spellings of words typed in the search box.
   2. Type one word in Search box to get better results.
   eg. for searching a book "Sikhism in India" just type sikhism in search box.
   3. Do not use Phrases to search a book like "Books on art of Himachal Pradesh".
   Just search for "art of Himachal Pradesh".
   4. To search a book on author, choose author in drop down menu given above
    search window before pressing Submit button.