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THE WAR COMES HOME PAPERBACK WASHINGTON'S BATTLE AGAINST AMERICA'S VETERANS
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- Seller Notes
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- Book Series
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- Ex Libris
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- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
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- Young Adults, Adults
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- Features
- Ex-Library
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780520266049
- Book Title
- War Comes Home : Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Health & Fitness, Medical, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Military / Veterans, Sociology / General, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General, Physical Impairments
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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The War Comes Home is the first book to systematically document the U.S. government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz, who reported extensively from Iraq during the first three years of this war and has been reporting on the plight of veterans ever since, levels a devastating indictment against the Bush administration for its bald neglect of soldiers and its disingenuous reneging on their benefits. Glantz interviewed more than one hundred recent war veterans, and here he intersperses their haunting first-person accounts with investigations into specific concerns, such as the scandal at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This timely book does more than provide us with a personal connection to those whose service has cost them so dearly. It compels us to confront how America treats its veterans and to consider what kind of nation deifies its soldiers and then casts them off as damaged goods.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520266048
ISBN-13
9780520266049
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78654275
Product Key Features
Book Title
War Comes Home : Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Veterans, Sociology / General, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General, Physical Impairments
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Health & Fitness, Medical, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ub357
Reviews
A breathtaking rebuke to government hypocrisy and an overdue contribution to gaining critical public awareness of this official neglect., Manages superbly to relate the stories of wounded individuals, describe the political and institutional issues that have led to the neglect of returnees' problems, and suggest resources for veterans and their families., _Manages superbly to relate the stories of wounded individuals, describe the political and institutional issues that have led to the neglect of returnees_ problems, and suggest resources for veterans and their families._, "Aaron Glantz puts himself at the forefront of those who are bringing this new generation of veterans into public view."--San Francisco Chronicle, "Does what no professional journalist has done heretofore. . . . Powerfully compelling yet simply rendered."--Huffingtonpost.com, "A breathtaking rebuke to government hypocrisy and an overdue contribution to gaining critical public awareness of this official neglect."--Publishers Weekly, "Aaron Glantz puts himself at the forefront of those who are bringing this new generation of veterans into public view."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "Sharply drawn examples and evidence-based judgments render all three stories highly readable."-- Choice, _A breathtaking rebuke to government hypocrisy and an overdue contribution to gaining critical public awareness of this official neglect._, Does what no professional journalist has done heretofore. . . . Powerfully compelling yet simply rendered., "A breathtaking rebuke to government hypocrisy and an overdue contribution to gaining critical public awareness of this official neglect."-- Publishers Weekly, _Does what no professional journalist has done heretofore. . . . Powerfully compelling yet simply rendered._, Aaron Glantz puts himself at the forefront of those who are bringing this new generation of veterans into public view., "Does what no professional journalist has done heretofore. . . . Powerfully compelling yet simply rendered."-- Huffingtonpost.com, _Aaron Glantz puts himself at the forefront of those who are bringing this new generation of veterans into public view._
Table of Content
List of Resource Boxes Preface: Returning Home from Iraq Acknowledgments PART I COMING HOME 1 A Soldier Comes Home 3 2 Trying to Adjust 16 3 A Different Kind of Casualty 28 PART II FIGHTING THE PENTAGON 4 The Scandal at Walter Reed 49 5 Coming Together 61 6 Education 69 7 Drugs, Crime, and Losing Your Benefits 86 8 Losing Your Benefits--Personality Disorder 95 PART III FIGHTING THE VA 9 Meet the Bureaucracy 105 10 Didn't Prepare to Treat the Wounded 118 11 More Bureaucracy 129 PART IV THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL DRUGS, CRIME, HOMELESSNESS, AND SUICIDE 12 Crime 143 13 Homeless on the Streets of America 156 14 Suicide 167 15 Suicide after the War 176 PART V FIGHTING BACK 16 A History of Neglect 193 17 Winning the Battle at Home 208 Postscript: The War Inside 218 Afterword 227 Notes 229 Index
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2008-035579
Dewey Decimal
362.860973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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