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A soldier's promise : the heroic true story of an American soldier and an Iraqi boy / by Daniel Hendrex.

Hendrex, Daniel. (Author). Smith, Wes, 1953- (Added Author).

Summary:

Documents how a fourteen-year-old Iraqi boy sought refuge with an army unit in exchange for information that led to the capture of Iraqi insurgents, in an account that describes the boy's losses of his family and his fight to move to the U.S.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1416911936
  • ISBN: 9781416911937
  • Physical Description: x, 262 pages : illustrations
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
KIA on the front page -- A child of war -- A delayed entry into war -- Son of the insurgency -- Death before dismount -- Forced to fight -- Club paradise lost -- Coins for fighting -- Baghdad and beyond -- Jamil and the Da Baba -- Through the arches of Husaybah -- The archangels of Husaybah -- Escape plans -- Border catch -- Crossing the line -- In harm's way -- A boy among men -- Fingers and toes -- A soldier left behind -- Unfinished business -- A new mission -- A promise kept -- Danger in the desert -- A new life.
Subject:
Hendrex, Daniel.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Refugees > United States.
Genre:
Personal narratives.

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