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Remember the Ramrods : an Army brotherhood in war and peace / David Bellavia.

Bellavia, David, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

"An extraordinary re-envisioning of the scope and ambitions of the contemporary military memoir: the Iraq War's only living Medal of Honor recipient examines the bonds and wounds of war across two decades"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063048652 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xx, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: The man in white -- Stirring demons -- In the "welcome home" shadows -- The shades of the past -- The giant of Khailaniya -- The following-orders beatdown -- The relics of war -- The break-glass-in-case-of-war sergeant -- The lie -- Lie autopsy -- The moment I never had -- The scrutinizers -- Mail call -- A sacred promise -- They shall fear our ferocity -- Getting the band back together -- The law of unintended consequences -- On to D.C. -- The fatal goodbye -- The fate machine -- Full-court press -- Ramrod reunion -- Where compassion got you killed -- The sons of Fallujah -- The Commander in Chief -- East Room to Fallujah -- American prayer -- Appendix: Legacy.