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Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Tupper, Benjamin, 1969-.

Catalog Source (منبع کتلاگ):

DLC

Statement of responsibility:

Benjamin Tupper.

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

New York : NAL Caliber, c2010.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

ISBN:

9780451231437

LCCN (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER):

2010003843

Subjects--Personal Names:

,Tupper, Benjamin, 1969-.

Subjects--Corporate Names:

,Taliban.

Subjects--Corporate Names:

,United States. National Guard Bureau -- Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Afghan War, 2001-
Personal narratives, American.
Counterinsurgency
History
21st century.
Afghanistan
Insurgency
History
21st century.
Afghanistan
Soldiers
Biography.
United States
Afghan War, 2001-
Social aspects.
Afghanistan
Social conditions
21st century.
Afghanistan
Social life and customs
21st century.

LC Class. No:

DS371.413. / T87 2010

Source of Classification:

Library of Congress Classification / Monograph

Accession No:

3ACKU000352111

General Note:

Abstract: “Captain Benjamin Tupper spent a year in Afghanistan in an Embedded Training Team, tasked with training, leading in combat, and mentoring the Afghan Army to victory against the brutal Taliban. Writing and recording from a remote outpost, Tupper's dispatches were posted on the blog The Sandbox and broadcast on NPR, bringing vivid snapshots of America's longest ongoing war to a wide audience back home. Here, he takes us inside the intricacies of the war, opening up a unique and multifaceted view of both Afghan culture and the daily life of an American soldier. From the rush of gunfire to surreal, euphoric moments of cross-cultural understanding, this emotional and thought-provoking narrative is rich with humor, eloquence and contradiction. Deeply personal and darkly funny, Tupper illuminates the challenges of the war, bringing to life both the mundane and the extraordinary and seeking a way forward”—from publisher.