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Bravo company : an Afghanistan deployment and its aftermath / Ben Kesling.

Kesling, Ben, (author.).

Summary:

"In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division. A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar's notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and an astonishing half of the company had Purple Hearts. In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they've considered it. Declared at "extraordinary risk" by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bravo Company was chosen as test subjects for a new approach to the veteran crisis, focusing less on isolated individuals and more on the group"--book jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419751158
  • ISBN: 9781419751158
  • Physical Description: xiv, 351 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Before -- Deployment -- After.
Subject:
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd.
Special forces (Military science) > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
Genre:
Personal narratives.

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  • 25 of 26 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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