Description
What happens when a career Marine officer stops believing in the doctrine of the Corps and the official pretexts for war? In 2006, Winston Tierney deployed to Iraq's Anbar Province with the Fourth Reconnaissance Battalion, excited and proud to serve his country in the fight against international terrorism. After several trips to Iraq over the next nine years he returned depleted by hatred, mendacity, alcohol abuse and PTSD, he felt he had "seen behind the curtain"--and didn't like what he saw. This hard-hitting memoir depicts the brutal realities of the conflict in Iraq at street level, while giving a clear-eyed treatise on the immorality of war and the catastrophe of America's failures in the Middle East.
Author: Winston Tierney
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 06/17/2022
Pages: 193
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.80w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781476689807
ISBN10: 1476689806
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Iraq War (2003-2011)
- History | Middle East | General
Author: Winston Tierney
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 06/17/2022
Pages: 193
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.80w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781476689807
ISBN10: 1476689806
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Iraq War (2003-2011)
- History | Middle East | General
About the Author
Winston Tierney is a retired Marine Corps infantry officer having served 27 1/2 years in the Marine Corps.