Breaking Ranks

Iraq Veterans Speak Out against the War

Matthew C Gutmann author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:16th Jul '10

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"Breaking Ranks" brings a new and deeply personal perspective to the war in Iraq by looking into the lives of six veterans who turned against the war they helped to fight. Based on extensive interviews with each of the six, the book relates why they enlisted, their experiences in training and in early missions, their tours of combat, and what has happened to them since returning home. The compelling stories of this diverse cross section of the military recount how each journey to Iraq began with the sincere desire to do good. Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz show how each individual's experiences led to new moral and political understandings and ultimately to opposing the war.

"The book is noteworthy for capturing the multifaceted nature of veterans' experiences and performs a valuable service by providing a vehicle for the circulation of dissenting voices within the military." -- JoonHyun Michael Choi * American Anthropologist *

ISBN: 9780520266384

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 318g

234 pages