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001			on1089439826
003			OCoLC
005			20191204145848.0
008			190309s2019 paua 000 0 eng d
040			_aYDX _beng _erda _cYDX _dTP7 _dOCLCF _dOCLCQ _dNFG
020			_a9781612007731 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1612007732 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1089439826
092			_a355 _bP485
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aPeterson, Nolan, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhy soldiers miss war : _bthe journey home / _cNolan Peterson.
264		1	_a[Philadelphia] : _bCasemate Publishers, _c2019.
300			_a186 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Ask most combat veterans to name the worst experience of their lives, and they'll probably tell you it was war. But ask them to choose the best experience of their life, and they'll usually say it was war, too. For someone who has not been to war, this is nearly impossible to understand. The spectrum of emotions experienced by a combat veteran is far wider than that experienced in civilian life and for that reason it can be hard for a veteran to re-assimilate to civilian life. Ask a combat veteran about this, it's a common feeling.What is it about war that soldiers miss? This is a question that every civilian should try to understand. Weaving together a wide range of stories from the flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier off Syria to climbing a forbidden Himalayan pass into Tibet, this moving and insightful book explains one of the most everlasting human pursuits -- war. But its focus isn't solely war; it is also about coming home and confronting another kind of struggle, which we all share -- the search for happiness.In this collection, Peterson writes of war from the perspective of both a combatant and a witness taking the reader from combat missions over Afghanistan as an Air Force special operations pilot to the frontlines against ISIS in Iraq, and the trench and tank battles of the war in Ukraine. Interweaving his frontline reports with a narrative about his own transformation from a combat pilot to a war journalist, Peterson explores a timeless paradox -- why does coming home from war feel like such a disappointment?" -- _cProvided by publisher.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy _xMilitary life. _921219
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bAir Force _xMilitary life.
650		0	_aVeteran reintegration. _9268395
650		0	_aVeterans _xMilitary life.
650		0	_aVeterans _xPsychology. _9104667
650		0	_aVeterans _vAnecdotes.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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