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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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16074425 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20130529143155.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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100129s2010 nyua 000 0deng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2010003843 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780451231437 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
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Transcribing agency |
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
DS371.413. |
Item number |
T87 2010 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Tupper, Benjamin, |
Dates associated with a name |
1969-. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Greetings from Afghanistan, send more ammo : |
Remainder of title |
dispatches from Taliban country / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Benjamin Tupper. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
NAL Caliber, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2010. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
ix, 253 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. ; |
Dimensions |
22 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Contents: Introduction : ETTs : the tip of the counterinsurgency spear—Section 1 : War stories—Embrace the suck—ETTs : the Taliban's high-value target—The flip-flop army—Donkeys and grenades : first combat—26 June : surrounded—27 June : a clear shot—Decency—Mines—Pink mist—Night letters—The weapon with no bullets—A cut throat—Rockets—Chance—An orange-bearded man—The Garden of Eden Massacre (almost)—Operation Iron Rage—Section 2 : Laughter is our best defense—Training for Iraq—The range—Self-preservation vs. combat street cred—Of "POO" and pop-tarts—This nickname has a nice ring to it—The "monkey and the typewriter" allegory—How to win the war—Fobbits, part 1 : an introduction—Fobbits, part 2 : creature comforts—Fobbits, part 3 : manufacturing danger—Missing in action : Jack, Bud, and Jim—When disobeying an order is just common sense—Section 3 : Culture shock—Inshallah—Dial a date—A summer road trip—We have all the watches, they have all the time—Informational detritus from the war zone—A world without women—Afghan porn—Women of Kyrgyzstan—Arab vacation day—Dogs of war—Welcome to Paktika—The sun never shines on Paktika—Poem—A warm-blooded and solar-powered enemy—My holiday appeal—Winter paralysis—Midnight winter Visitors—Jitters—Section 4 : Farewell, fallen comrades—Death of a war eagle—Fading away—Exhale—A shrug and a smile—September 11 coma—R.I.P. SSG Phaneuf—Pieces in the snow—Ski goes home—Alive in your mind's eye—Fayez—Fallen comrade ceremony—Section 5 : Home—The "new normal"—The heat in dreams—Not the reunion I was hoping for—Vandy—Operation Iron Rage revisited—PTSD : a blog as therapy—My alive day—Bronze Stars for broken souls—The end—Epilogue: Big Brother is watching, and he seems to be enjoying it. |
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Tupper, Benjamin, |
Dates associated with a name |
1969-. |
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Taliban. |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
United States. |
Subordinate unit |
National Guard Bureau |
Form subdivision |
Biography. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- |
Form subdivision |
Personal narratives, American. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Counterinsurgency |
Geographic subdivision |
Afghanistan |
General subdivision |
History |
Chronological subdivision |
21st century. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Insurgency |
Geographic subdivision |
Afghanistan |
General subdivision |
History |
Chronological subdivision |
21st century. |
|
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Soldiers |
Geographic subdivision |
United States |
Form subdivision |
Biography. |
|
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- |
General subdivision |
Social aspects. |
|
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghanistan |
General subdivision |
Social conditions |
Chronological subdivision |
21st century. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghanistan |
General subdivision |
Social life and customs |
Chronological subdivision |
21st century. |
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942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
Koha item type |
Monograph |