Ghosts of War - The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI

Zusatztext Unflinchingly honest. Informationen zum Autor Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq as an engineer at the age of nineteen. Upon returning, he earned an AAS degree in criminal justice. Specialist Smithson doesn't know if he'll be deployed again. He currently works for the American Red Cross as a mobile unit assistant and lives with his wife in upstate New York. Klappentext Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American. Zusammenfassung In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI’s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand. This is no ordinary teenager’s story. Instead of opting for college life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. His story—and the stories of thousands of other soldiers—is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times . This unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier’s commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a story all Americans should read.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Smithson
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2009
• EAN: 9780061664687
• ISBN: 978-0-06-166468-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Careers *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Social Topics / Values & Virtues *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: History / Military & Wars *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Social Topics / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: History / Middle East *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: History / United States / General *