The brave ones: a memoir of hope, pride, and military service 9781503945425, 1503945421
"How does the US Army mold a video-game generation with its thumbs on the joystick into a proud fighting force with
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English Pages 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm Year 2015
Table of contents :
Boot up : training the Xbox Generation to fight the War on Terror. Scratch 'n' sniff --
Heroes and effing re-res --
Strike hold, all the way, airborne! --
Iraq : no more hajjis to kill. Dust to dust : the story of Anbar --
Getting dirty in Anbar --
Advise and assist --
GI Jane --
Violence returns to Anbar --
The clearing of Hit --
The garrison life. Time --
Training --
Pomp --
Garrison losses --
Preparing for war --
Warfare. Afghanistan --
Ghazni --
First contact --
ROB Arian and massive IEDs --
More IEDs --
The Police Chief's air assaults --
Giro
Operation No Leaf Clover --
Death from above --
JSS Hasan --
Patrol --
Muqor --
On killing --
Schoolhouse reprise.
