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| Title Statement | The fighters: Americans in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq / C.J. Chivers. |
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| Author | Chivers, C. J.(Christopher John) |
| Publication | New York: Simon & Schuster,2018. |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Extent of Item | xxiii, 374 pages |
| ISBN | 1451676646 9781451676648 |
| Other Number | 3250718 |
| General Notes | Includes index. |
| Contents | Into Afghanistan : Lieutenant Layne McDowell and the retaliatory air campaign -- Into Iraq : Sergeant First Class Leo Kryszewski and the kill zone at al-Kaed Bridge -- A rising insurgency : Sergeant First Class Leo Kryszewski and the rocket attacks -- Mission creep : Hospital Corpsman Dustin E. Kirby and a family at war -- Occupation : Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik and the Air Cavalry in Iraq -- Stateside rotation : Lieutenant Commander Layne McDowell's dream -- Economy of force : Petty Officer Dustin Kirby and the Route Chicago Shooting Gallery -- The price : Chief Warrant Officer Mike Slebodnik and the Air Cavalry in Afghanistan -- We're here because we're here : Specialist Robert Soto and Viper Co in the Korengal -- Last push : First Lieutenant Jarrod Neff and a battle to turn the tide of the war -- Reassessment : Commander Layne McDowell and the satisfaction of restraint -- Return : Dustin Kirby's comeback. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Soldiers--Biography--United States |
| Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American | |
| Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American | |
| By Location | United States--Biography--Armed Forces |
