Exit wounds : soldiers' stories : life after Iraq and Afghanistan / photographs and interviews by Jim Lommasson ; introduction by Jonathan Shay, M.D., PH.D. ; with photographs and words by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
208 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 23 x 29 cm.
"This compelling and timely collaboration between photographer/writer Jim Lommasson and American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars presents Lommasson{u2019}s portraits and interviews as well as soldiers{u2019} own photographs from the war zones. The stories expressed in words and in images are intimate, profound, and timeless. In their own words, 50 men and women speak their truth about these wars{u2014}what they saw and what they did. They talk about the wars{u2019} impact on themselves and on their loved ones at home as well as on the Iraqis and Afghanis caught in the crossfire. They talk about why they went to war and how the war came home with them. Our soldiers need to tell their stories, and we need to listen"--Amazon.com.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.