Phil Williams, Phil (University Of Southampton) Williams:Birdmen, A Story about Our Wars
- new book 2011, ISBN: 9781450268325
Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in… More...
Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in the midst of a war they do not fully understand.As an old veteran in the book says, "Something inside all of us dies in a war. Hope... innocence... maybe just na vet " In a sense, we are all struggling in some form or other for a victory that seems to constantly elude us. Suddenly we find ourselves fighting a b..., Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in the midst of a war they do not fully understand.As an old veteran in the book says, "Something inside all of us dies in a war. Hope... innocence... maybe just na vet " In a sense, we are all struggling in some form or other for a victory that seems to constantly elude us. Suddenly we find ourselves fighting a battle that may provide no real sense of absolution in the end. War is truly ugly. Truth becomes abstracted. Redemption reveals itself as an often unpleasant and complicated process.Soldiers come home from a war expecting to be free and clear of the thing, only too often to find they are still carrying it around inside them. For thosewho live through it, the war is never really over, and there may be no such thing as a happy ending.Taal: Engels; Afmetingen: 22x216x140 mm; Gewicht: 481,00 gram; Verschijningsdatum: april 2011; ISBN10: 1450268323; ISBN13: 9781450268325; , Engelstalig | Paperback | 2011, Literatuur, Romans, Oorlog & leger, Literatuur & Romans, Romans algemeen, Iuniverse<
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Phil Williams:Birdmen : A Story about our Wars
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Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in… More...
Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in the midst of a war they do not fully understand. As an old veteran in the book says, "Something inside all of us dies in a war. Hope... innocence... maybe just naivete?" In a sense, we are all struggling in some form or other for a victory that seems to constantly elude us. Suddenly we find ourselves fighting a battle that may provide no real sense of absolution in the end. War is truly ugly. Truth becomes abstracted. Redemption reveals itself as an often unpleasant and complicated process. Soldiers come home from a war expecting to be free and clear of the thing, only too often to find they are still carrying it around inside them. For those who live through it, the war is never really over, and there may be no such thing as a happy ending. fiction,genre fiction,literature and fiction,war Literature & Fiction, iUniverse, Incorporated<
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Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in… More...
Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in the midst of a war they do not fully understand. As an old veteran in the book says, "Something inside all of us dies in a war. Hope... innocence... maybe just na?vet??" In a sense, we are all struggling in some form or other for a victory that seems to constantly elude us. Suddenly we find ourselves fighting a battle that may provide no real sense of absolution in the end. War is truly ugly. Truth becomes abstracted. Redemption reveals itself as an often unpleasant and complicated process. Soldiers come home from a war expecting to be free and clear of the thing, only too often to find they are still carrying it around inside them. For those who live through it, the war is never really over, and there may be no such thing as a happy ending. fiction,genre fiction,literature and fiction,war Literature & Fiction, iUniverse<
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Birdmen is a story about our wars. More specifically, it is the story of two young men caught in the middle of the conflict in Iraq, and their attempts to carve out meaning and purpose in the midst of a war they do not fully understand. As an old veteran in the book says, "Something inside all of us dies in a war. Hope... innocence... maybe just na vet " In a sense, we are all struggling in some form or other for a victory that seems to constantly elude us. Suddenly we find ourselves fighting a battle that may provide no real sense of absolution in the end. War is truly ugly. Truth becomes abstracted. Redemption reveals itself as an often unpleasant and complicated process. Soldiers come home from a war expecting to be free and clear of the thing, only too often to find they are still carrying it around inside them. For thosewho live through it, the war is never really over, and there may be no such thing as a happy ending. Birdmen: A Story About Our Wars Williams, Phil, iUniverse.com<
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