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We crossed a bridge and it trembled : voices from Syria / by Pearlman, Wendy,author.;: Subjects: Protest movements; Refugees;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
To end all wars : a story of loyalty and rebellion, 1914-1918 / by Hochschild, Adam.;: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Subjects: Conscientious objectors; Loyalty; Militarism; Pacifism; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;; © 2011., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Juiceboxers : a novel / by Hertwig, Benjamin,1985-author.;: Drawn from the authors experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, 'Juiceboxers' is a powerful debut novel that tenderly traces the story of a young mans journey from basic training, to the battlefields of Kandahar, to the oil fields of Alberta, braiding together questions of masculinity and militarism, friendship and violence, loss and trauma, ideology and innocence.; Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Friendship; Healing; Masculinity; Psychic trauma; Soldiers; Young men;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Juiceboxers [electronic resource] : by Hertwig, Benjamin.aut; cloudLibrary;: A powerful debut novel about four young soldiers serving in Afghanistan, and the devastating aftermath of war. "An unvarnished, intimately informed dissection of war's physical and emotional derangements." – Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War Sixteen-year-old Plinko is attending basic training before high school starts up again in the fall. Feeling adrift from his own family, he moves in with an older soldier, where he forges an unlikely group of friends in the military: the very tall Walsh, who moves in shortly after Plinko does; Abdi, whose Somali immigrant parents often welcome the group of young men over for dinner; and the unpredictable and gun-loving Krug, who is brash and exasperating yet magnetic. After 9/11, the military prepares to move into Afghanistan — to go to war. Plinko and his friends have no idea that the trajectory of their lives is about to be irrevocably altered. Drawn from the author's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, Juiceboxers tenderly traces the story of a young man's journey from basic training, to the battlefields of Kandahar, to the inner city of Edmonton, braiding together questions of masculinity and militarism, friendship and white supremacy, loss and trauma and hard-won recovery.A powerful debut novel about four young soldiers serving in Afghanistan, and the devastating aftermath of war. "An unvarnished, intimately informed dissection of war's physical and emotional derangements." – Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War Sixteen-year-old Plinko is attending basic training before high school starts up again in the fall. Feeling adrift from his own family, he moves in with an older soldier, where he forges an unlikely group of friends in the military: the very tall Walsh, who moves in shortly after Plinko does; Abdi, whose Somali immigrant parents often welcome the group of young men over for dinner; and the unpredictable and gun-loving Krug, who is brash and exasperating yet magnetic. After 9/11, the military prepares to move into Afghanistan — to go to war. Plinko and his friends have no idea that the trajectory of their lives is about to be irrevocably altered. Drawn from the author's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, Juiceboxers tenderly traces the story of a young man's journey from basic training, to the battlefields of Kandahar, to the inner city of Edmonton, braiding together questions of masculinity and militarism, friendship and white supremacy, loss and trauma and hard-won recovery.General adult.; Subjects: Electronic books.; War & Military; Literary;; © 2024., Freehand Books,; unAPI

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