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- Summary
- A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline locations. Upon his return home, while traveling the country to pay respect to the dead and wounded, he asked himself: When will these wars end? How will they be remembered and memorialized? What lessons can we learn from them? These are questions with no quick answers, but perhaps ones that might lead to a shared reckoning worthy of the sacrifices of those--troops and civilians alike--whose lives have been changed by more than a decade and a half of war. Weston takes us from California to Iraq, Afghanistan, Maryland, Wyoming, and New York City. We meet generals, corporals and captains, senators and ambassadors, NATO allies, Iraqi truck drivers, city councils, imams and mullahs, Afghan schoolteachers, madrassa and college students, former Taliban fighters and ex-Guantánamo prison detainees, a torture victim, SEAL and Delta Force teams, and many Marines. The overall frame for the book centers on soldiers who have received a grievous wound to the face. There is a moment during their recovery when they must look upon their reconstructed appearance for the first time. This is known as "the mirror test." From an intricate tapestry of voices and stories--Iraqi, Afghan, and American--Weston delivers a mirror test for our nation in its global role. An unflinching and deep examination of the interplay between warfare and diplomacy, this is a crucial look at America now, how it is viewed in the world and how the nation views itself.--Adapted from dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 585 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "A Borzoi Book."
- Contents
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- Prologue: Twentynine Palms, California
- Part I. The wrong war
- Quagmire
- Friends and enemies
- Phantom fury or new dawn?
- Happy birthday
- The potato factory
- Clear, hold, build
- Helo down
- Collaboration
- KIA in Mayberry
- When senators and generals talk
- Sara al Jumaili and the last grand mufti
- A farewell to Fallujah
- The 93
- To Monument Valley
- Part II. The right war
- Deeper into the Muslim world
- Dilawar of Yakubi
- Khost U
- A handshake, or two
- Reformed Taliban
- The ego has landed
- Life after Guantanamo
- The dead of Sabari District
- The commander and the top student
- Jackpots and dryholes
- Motor City
- Escalation
- Our British friends
- Ask & tell
- A dignified transfer
- Part III. Homefronts
- To Cherokee, Iowa
- To Menard, Texas
- The parade
- Semper fido and the Sierras
- Operation Mend
- Spirit of America
- The library
- A museum of war
- Nick's home
- The mall of America
- Epilogue: New York City
- After war
- A soldier's war journal, a soldier's mirror test
- Angels
- Isbn
- 9780385351126
- Label
- The mirror test : America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Title
- The mirror test
- Title remainder
- America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Statement of responsibility
- by J. Kael Weston
- Subject
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- trueWar and society
- Weston, J. Kael
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- trueAfghan War, 2001-2021
- trueAfghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Personal narratives
- United States, Department of State -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- trueWar
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline locations. Upon his return home, while traveling the country to pay respect to the dead and wounded, he asked himself: When will these wars end? How will they be remembered and memorialized? What lessons can we learn from them? These are questions with no quick answers, but perhaps ones that might lead to a shared reckoning worthy of the sacrifices of those--troops and civilians alike--whose lives have been changed by more than a decade and a half of war. Weston takes us from California to Iraq, Afghanistan, Maryland, Wyoming, and New York City. We meet generals, corporals and captains, senators and ambassadors, NATO allies, Iraqi truck drivers, city councils, imams and mullahs, Afghan schoolteachers, madrassa and college students, former Taliban fighters and ex-Guantánamo prison detainees, a torture victim, SEAL and Delta Force teams, and many Marines. The overall frame for the book centers on soldiers who have received a grievous wound to the face. There is a moment during their recovery when they must look upon their reconstructed appearance for the first time. This is known as "the mirror test." From an intricate tapestry of voices and stories--Iraqi, Afghan, and American--Weston delivers a mirror test for our nation in its global role. An unflinching and deep examination of the interplay between warfare and diplomacy, this is a crucial look at America now, how it is viewed in the world and how the nation views itself.--Adapted from dust jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10488868
- Cataloging source
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- Weston, J. Kael
- Dewey number
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- 956.7044/345092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Weston, J. Kael
- United States
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Afghan War, 2001-
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- America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Label
- The mirror test : America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, by J. Kael Weston
- Note
- "A Borzoi Book."
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Prologue: Twentynine Palms, California -- Part I. The wrong war -- Quagmire -- Friends and enemies -- Phantom fury or new dawn? -- Happy birthday -- The potato factory -- Clear, hold, build -- Helo down -- Collaboration -- KIA in Mayberry -- When senators and generals talk -- Sara al Jumaili and the last grand mufti -- A farewell to Fallujah -- The 93 -- To Monument Valley -- Part II. The right war -- Deeper into the Muslim world -- Dilawar of Yakubi -- Khost U -- A handshake, or two -- Reformed Taliban -- The ego has landed -- Life after Guantanamo -- The dead of Sabari District -- The commander and the top student -- Jackpots and dryholes -- Motor City -- Escalation -- Our British friends -- Ask & tell -- A dignified transfer -- Part III. Homefronts -- To Cherokee, Iowa -- To Menard, Texas -- The parade -- Semper fido and the Sierras -- Operation Mend -- Spirit of America -- The library -- A museum of war -- Nick's home -- The mall of America -- Epilogue: New York City -- After war -- A soldier's war journal, a soldier's mirror test -- Angels
- Control code
- 1553574
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 585 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385351126
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015047993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780385351126
- (OCoLC)944013090
- Label
- The mirror test : America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, by J. Kael Weston
- Note
- "A Borzoi Book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Twentynine Palms, California -- Part I. The wrong war -- Quagmire -- Friends and enemies -- Phantom fury or new dawn? -- Happy birthday -- The potato factory -- Clear, hold, build -- Helo down -- Collaboration -- KIA in Mayberry -- When senators and generals talk -- Sara al Jumaili and the last grand mufti -- A farewell to Fallujah -- The 93 -- To Monument Valley -- Part II. The right war -- Deeper into the Muslim world -- Dilawar of Yakubi -- Khost U -- A handshake, or two -- Reformed Taliban -- The ego has landed -- Life after Guantanamo -- The dead of Sabari District -- The commander and the top student -- Jackpots and dryholes -- Motor City -- Escalation -- Our British friends -- Ask & tell -- A dignified transfer -- Part III. Homefronts -- To Cherokee, Iowa -- To Menard, Texas -- The parade -- Semper fido and the Sierras -- Operation Mend -- Spirit of America -- The library -- A museum of war -- Nick's home -- The mall of America -- Epilogue: New York City -- After war -- A soldier's war journal, a soldier's mirror test -- Angels
- Control code
- 1553574
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 585 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385351126
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015047993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385351126
- (OCoLC)944013090
Subject
- trueWar and society
- Weston, J. Kael
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- trueAfghan War, 2001-2021
- trueAfghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Personal narratives
- United States, Department of State -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- trueWar
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