Voices From Iraq

Author : Mark Kukis
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231527569

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Voices from Iraq by Mark Kukis Pdf

A Time magazine foreign correspondent shares “moving stories from the Iraqis who lived through the nightmare” in this oral history of the Iraq War (Kikrus). Journalist Mark Kukis presents a history of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq as told by Iraqis who live through it.Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the accounts of civilians, politicians, former dissidents, insurgents, and militiamen. The men and women sharing their firsthand experiences range from onetime Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to resistance fighters speaking on the condition of anonymity. Divided into five parts, these interviews recount the 2003 invasion; the two years of chaos that followed; the start of a new order in 2006; the rise of sectarian violence; and the effort to reconstruct their society since 2008. In each section, interviews grouped into themes, with brief epilogues for the participants. As Studs Terkel's The Good War did for World War II, Voices from Iraq brings the meaning and legacy of America's campaign in Iraq to vivid life.

Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780888999078

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Children of War by Deborah Ellis Pdf

Provides interviews with twenty-three young Iraqi children who have moved away from their homeland and tells of their fears, challenges, and struggles to rebuild their lives in foreign lands as refugees of war.

Author : Brian L. Steed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216162650

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Voices of the Iraq War by Brian L. Steed Pdf

The Iraq War (2003–2011) was the most significant conflict in the early 21st century. This book examines the ongoing importance of this war for the Middle East and the world today through first-person accounts of the war and primary source documents. Voices of the Iraq War: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life illuminates the complex and poorly reported realities of the conflict that those without direct experience cannot possibly fathom, presenting detailed personal accounts of what the conflict in Iraq was like across multiple disciplines and through a variety of viewpoints. The accounts are based on interviews with American, Iraqi-American, and British officers who deployed and fought throughout the country of Iraq. The book begins with the story of an Iraqi boy who flees Iraq with his family after Desert Storm and then returns to Iraq as a translator to assist U.S. forces nearly 16 years later. The book is filled with personal accounts of combat and training as well as other real-world experiences that define what the Iraq War meant to thousands of U.S. and allied service members. These personal accounts are supported with national level policy speeches and official statements that help readers put the individual stories and events in national, regional, and global perspective. The book concludes by examining the impact of this war on thousands of young men and women that will last for decades to come.

Author : Zlata Filipovic,Melanie Challenger
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780385672481

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Stolen Voices by Zlata Filipovic,Melanie Challenger Pdf

From the author of the international bestseller Zlata’s Diary comes a haunting testament to war’s brutality. Zlata Filipovic´’s diary of her harrowing war experiences in the Balkans, published in 1993, made her a globally recognized spokesperson for children affected by conflict. In Stolen Voices, she and co-editor Melanie Challenger have gathered fifteen diaries of young people coping with war, from World War I to the struggle in Iraq that continues today. A profoundly affecting look at shattered youth and the gritty particulars of war in the tradition of Anne Frank, this extraordinary collection – the first of its kind – is sure to leave a lasting impression on young and old readers alike.

Author : Allan Zullo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 0545090261

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War Heroes by Allan Zullo Pdf

Author : Allan Zullo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 1338585649

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War Heroes by Allan Zullo Pdf

Contains ten narratives of real-life war heroes from Iraq!

Author : Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, PhD, RN, OCNS,Mary Ellen Doherty, PhD, RN, CNM
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826193841

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Nurses in War by Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, PhD, RN, OCNS,Mary Ellen Doherty, PhD, RN, CNM Pdf

This unique volume presents the experience of 37 U.S. military nurses sent to the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war to care for the injured and dying. The personal and professional challenges they faced, the difficulties they endured, the dangers they overcame, and the consequences they grappled with are vividly described from deployment to discharge. In mobile surgical field hospitals and fast-forward teams, detainee care centers, base and city hospitals, medevac aircraft, and aeromedical staging units, these nurses cared for their patients with compassion, acumen, and inventiveness. And when they returned home, they dealt with their experience as they could. The text is divided into thematic chapters on essential issues: how the nurses separated from their families and the uncertainties they faced in doing so; their response to horrific injuries that combatants, civilians and children suffered; working and living in Iraq and Afghanistan for extended periods; personal health issues; and what it meant to care for enemy insurgents and detainees. Also discussed is how the experience enhanced their clinical skills, why their adjustment to civilian life was so difficult, and how the war changed them as nurses, citizens, and people. Key Features: Describes verbatim the experiences of 37 nurses in two brutal, chaotic theaters of war Offers poignant encounters with patients Includes advice, clarity, and lessons learned about nursing in war Offers a women's health perspective on working and living in a war zone Demonstrates the dedication, expertise, and spirit of military nurses

Author : Sadek Mohammed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015082661656

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Flowers of Flame: Unheard Voices of Iraq by Sadek Mohammed Pdf

"Iraq's poets have suffered imprisonment, exile, and death for the truths they have dared to tell. Poetry is not a luxury in Iraq, but a vital part of the struggle for the nation's future. This is poetry that is feared by tyrants and would-be tyrants. You will find joy here as well as struggle. Arabic poetry has a long and rich tradition of ecstatic love, whimsical humor, and philosophic insight. Remarkably, charm and lightness of touch abound. Even the war invites you to a picnic from which you will not return untouched. Many of these poems were written in response to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. "Tomorrow the War Will Have a Picnic," for instance, was composed on the eve of the "shock and awe" campaign against Baghdad. We see here, through Iraqi eyes, the fall of Saddam's statue, his trial, the ongoing sectarian violence, and the foreign invaders on both sides of the struggle."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Stacy E. Holden
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813043609

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A Documentary History of Modern Iraq by Stacy E. Holden Pdf

Previously published histories and primary source collections on the Iraqi experience tend to be topically focused or dedicated to presenting a top-down approach. By contrast, Stacy Holden's A Documentary History of Modern Iraq gives voice to ordinary Iraqis, clarifying the experience of the Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Jews, and women over the past century. Through varied documents ranging from short stories to treaties, political speeches to memoirs, and newspaper articles to book excerpts, the work synthesizes previously marginalized perspectives of minorities and women with the voices of the political elite to provide an integrated picture of political change from the Ottoman Empire in 1903 to the end of the second Bush administration in 2008. Covering a broad range of topics, this bottom-up approach allows readers to fully immerse themselves in the lives of everyday Iraqis as they navigate regime shifts from the British to the Hashemite monarchy, the political upheaval of the Persian Gulf wars, and beyond. Brief introductions to each excerpt provide context and suggest questions for classroom discussion. This collection offers raw history, untainted and unfiltered by modern political framework and thought, representing a refreshing new approach to the study of Iraq.

Author : Nadje Sadig Al-Ali,Nicola Christine Pratt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0520257294

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What Kind of Liberation? by Nadje Sadig Al-Ali,Nicola Christine Pratt Pdf

"There is something to learn, literally, on every page here."--Cynthia Enloe, from the foreword "This is a fluent and highly informed account of the women of Iraq during a time of ever increasing political turmoil, economic disaster and foreign invasion. It gives a fascinating insight into the way Iraqi society really works and is far superior in quality to most of what has been written about Iraq in war and peace."--Patrick Cockburn, author of Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq

Author : Damon DiMarco
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806528144

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Heart of War by Damon DiMarco Pdf

Contains the personal testimonies and first-hand accounts of the war in Iraq from eighteen soldiers on the front lines.

Author : Thomas Hamill,Paul T. Brown
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0805441824

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Escape in Iraq by Thomas Hamill,Paul T. Brown Pdf

Author : Caroleen Marji Sayej
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501714856

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Patriotic Ayatollahs by Caroleen Marji Sayej Pdf

Patriotic Ayatollahs -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Arabic Transliteration -- Map of Iraq -- Introduction: The Making and Unmaking of Iraq -- 1. The Ayatollahs and the Struggle to Maintain Legitimacy in the New Public Sphere -- 2. Sistani, Guardian of the Democratic Process -- 3. Sistani, a Guide Only -- 4. Quietists Turned Activists? -- 5. Local and Regional Sectarian Narratives -- Conclusion: Rethinking Religion and Politics -- Notes -- References -- Index

Author : Karen Dabrowska,Geoff Hann
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1841622435

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Iraq Then and Now by Karen Dabrowska,Geoff Hann Pdf

Unlike other publications since the downfall of Saddam's regime, Iraq: Then & Now traces the history of the country from ancient times until the present. Supplementary boxes, many written by Iraqis themselves, reflect on life today as compared with life in Saddam's Iraq and even earlier, describing their experiences, hopes, fears, ambitions and visions for the future.The book self-consciously avoids making any judgement on the political debate surrounding the 2003 war and subsequent occupation; instead it presents the varying views, and offers a rounded, balanced picture.Published to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the change, this guide to the country and its people, provides information on Iraq's culture and archaeology, the south, Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle. The northern region of Iraqi Kurdistan stands apart as a success story and the travel appendix provides essential information for the increasing numbers of visitors to this region.

Author : Loretta Napoleoni
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781583228098

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Insurgent Iraq by Loretta Napoleoni Pdf

An unparalleled look into the Iraqi insurgency and the multitude of forces that continue to shape it, Insurgent Iraq: Al-Zarqawi and the New Generation presents a chilling account of the regrouping of terror networks, and the development of an Iraqi resistance since the invasion by coalition forces over two years ago. One of the world’s leading specialists on terrorism, economist Loretta Napoleoni is uniquely qualified to make sense of the ways in which terror networks do and do not operate in Iraq, and what role they play in the Iraqi resistance. Is the insurgency in Iraq a counter-Crusade, a national liberation movement, or a civil war? With a complex understanding of all the intricacies inherent in such a question, Napoleoni provides a mindful discussion, offering a much-needed understanding of how the US occupation of Iraq has catalyzed the cultural, religious, and political divides within the country to create a wholly changed, more volatile landscape. Composed of independent Iraqi Jihadist groups, Islamo-Nationalist and Ba’ath party resistance, ethnic infighting between Sunni, Shi’ite and Kurd, and foreign suicide bombers, the resistance is a divided yet maintains one demand: the end of US occupation. Overall, Napoleoni offers a breakdown of the current political landscape in Iraq, and a renovated al-Qaeda. Insurgent Iraq is a necessary read for anyone concerned with the future of Iraq, or seeking greater insight into the U.S.’s critical role in the Middle East.