Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families (Research Division Report / National Endowment for the Arts)

Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families (Research Division Report / National Endowment for the Arts)

by A Carroll (Author)

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 432
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 06 Feb 2009

ISBN 10: 0226094995
ISBN 13: 9780226094991

Media Reviews
0;These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable.1;2;Bobbie Ann Mason
-- Bobbie Ann Mason

0;This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget.1;2;Jeff Shaara
-- Jeff Shaara
0;[These writings] help us gain a fuller appreciation of those fighting, and dying, in a war so far away and requiring so little sacrifice at home.1;2; USA Today

0;[Captures] what journalists cannot, no matter how close they get2;firsthand accounts from the warriors and the families they leave behind.1;2; Chicago Tribune




0;The goal of the project, beyond providing an emotional and expressive outlet for military personnel and their families, and getting the basic eyewitness facts of history down on paper, is to add to a long tradition of war literature.1;2; Washington Post





0;One of the chanted mantras of our time is, 6;But I support the troops.7; Terrific. Now read Operation Homecoming to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.1;2;Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal





This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. -Jeff Shaara




--Jeff Shaara
These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable. -Bobbie Ann Mason



--Bobbie Ann Mason

This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara





--Jeff Shaara




This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara


This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara


One of the chanted mantras of our time is, But I support the troops. Terrific. Now read Operation Homecoming to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.
--Daniel Henninger Wall Street Journal


This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara


These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable.
--Bobbie Ann Mason
One of the chanted mantras of our time is, 'But I support the troops.' Terrific. Now read Operation Homecoming to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.

--Daniel Henninger Wall Street Journal



This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara


These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable.

--Bobbie Ann Mason


One of the chanted mantras of our time is, 'But I support the troops.' Terrific. Now read Operation Homecoming to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.

--Daniel Henninger Wall Street Journal

This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget. --Jeff Shaara

These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable.

--Bobbie Ann Mason
Author Bio
Andrew Carroll is the editor of several New York Times bestselling books, including Letters of a Nation, Behind the Lines, and War Letters, which was also a PBS documentary. He is the founder of the Legacy Project, a national all-volunteer effort to honor veterans and active-duty troops by seeking out and preserving their letters and e-mails. He edited this book on a pro bono basis.