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2018003987 |
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DLC |
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20190524125240.0 |
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180603s2018 nyub 001 0ceng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2018003987 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781451676648 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover : |
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alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781451676662 |
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(trade paperback : |
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alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781451676679 |
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(ebook) |
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pcc |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
LBSOR/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
LBSOR |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
U52 |
| Item number |
.C55 2018 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
956.7044/34092313 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chivers, C. J. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Christopher John), |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The fighters : |
| Remainder of title |
Americans in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
C.J. Chivers. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York ; |
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London ; |
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Toronto : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2018] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxiii, 374 pages : |
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maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk--the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral confusion mixed with technical precision. In these remote places where the reason for their presence is sometimes not clear, these young men kill or are killed, facing palpable and often constant threat of ambush or hidden bombs. They repeatedly return, rushing toward danger, often to rescue the wounded in wars that escalate around them as the Pentagon changes doctrines and plans. Weaving a history of the war through troops' experiences, the characters in The Fighters climb into an F-14 cockpit for the opening strikes after the attacks of 9/11, hunt for Osama bin Laden along the Pakistani border, chase insurgent rocket teams with helicopters alongside American bases, face snipers in a hostile city in Anbar Province in Iraq, and engage in deadly counterguerilla warfare in the soaring mountains of the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Some suffer terribly. All are changed. They return home, uncertain of their place in the world and what their wars have achieved. Chivers accompanied combatants over many years and multiple tours, including many of the characters in this book, developing deep understanding of the experience of combat in our times. The Fighters, his tour de force, tells a history of America's longest wars as well as the lives of the volunteers who have waged them"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Into Afghanistan : Lieutenant Layne McDowell and the retaliatory air campaign -- Into Iraq : Sergeant First Class Leo Kryszewski and the kill zone at al-Kaed Bridge -- A rising insurgency : Sergeant First Class Leo Kryszewski and the rocket attacks -- Mission creep : Hospital Corpsman Dustin E. Kirby and a family at war -- Occupation : Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik and the Air Cavalry in Iraq -- Stateside rotation : Lieutenant Commander Layne McDowell's dream -- Economy of force : Petty Officer Dustin Kirby and the Route Chicago Shooting Gallery -- The price : Chief Warrant Officer Mike Slebodnik and the Air Cavalry in Afghanistan -- We're here because we're here : Specialist Robert Soto and Viper Co in the Korengal -- Last push : First Lieutenant Jarrod Neff and a battle to turn the tide of the war -- Reassessment : Commander Layne McDowell and the satisfaction of restraint -- Return : Dustin Kirby's comeback. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Soldiers |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Armed Forces |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- |
| Form subdivision |
Personal narratives, American. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
| Form subdivision |
Personal narratives, American. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Chivers, C. J. (Christopher John), author. |
| Title |
Fighters |
| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018 |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781451676679 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2018034382 |