The Grappling Hook
And Other Stories from the War in Iraq
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Scranton Press,U.S.
Published:2nd Jun '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
War magnifies human emotions and passions: anger becomes rage, guilt becomes desperation, and resentment becomes hatred. In "The Grappling Hook", U.S. Army veteran F. X. Moughan writes of these emotions from the perspective of someone who has been there. With ten poignant short stories rich with humor and irony, disdain for hypocrisy, and admiration for leadership, Moughan tells the inside story of the conflict lurking beneath the war's surface: the human dramas of the soldiers fighting it. From group efforts to neutralize a roadside bomb to the harassment of a female soldier, from mental illness to middle-aged recruits, Moughan illuminates a hidden world of tragedy, anxiety, and everyday heroism.
ISBN: 9781589661790
Dimensions: 23mm x 18mm x 2mm
Weight: 425g
185 pages