Fire and forget : short stories

Book 2013

"These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices-powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer. What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories...

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Afghan War, 2001-2021 Fiction

Iraq War, 2003-2011 Fiction

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Fiction

War stories, American

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Fiction Short stories

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ISBN:

9780306821769
0306821761

Description:

xvii, 234 pages ; 21 cm

Contents:

Smile, there are IEDS everywhere / Jacob Siegel
Tips for a smooth transition / Siobhan Fallon
Redeployment / Phil Klay
The wave that takes them under / Brian Turner
The train / Mariette Kalinowski
Raid / Ted Janis
Play the game / Colby Buzzell
Television / Roman Skaskiw
New me / Andrew Slater
Poughkeepsie / Perry O'Brien
When engaging targets, remember / Gavin Ford Kovite
Big two-hearted hunting creek / Brian Van Reet
Roll call / David Abrams
And bugs don't bleed / Matt Gallagher
Red steel India / Roy Scranton

LCCN:

2012044771

Control Number:

901078

Other Authors:

Gallagher, Matt
Scranton, Roy, 1976-

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