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Front toward Enemy

War, Veterans, and the Homefront

By: Daniel R. Green

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Hardcover | 20 November 2021

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240 Pages

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23.9 x 16.0 x 2.1

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A unique and much-needed perspective on the transitions veterans go through after returning home from war service.

It is a difficult time to be a veteran of a small war in the United States. After twenty years of combat and counter-insurgency, a generation of Afghan, Iraq, and Global War on Terror veterans struggle to integrate back into civilian society and lead productive lives. As the wars these men and women have participated in continueâ"while they simultaneously recede to the pastâ"many feel a sense of estrangement from their country, friends, and prior lives. They often long to return to war but hope to never go again and are stuck in a nether world of war without end and peace that does not exist.

In Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the (Home)front, Daniel R. Green uses his own experiences with war from having served five military and civilian tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and provides a different perspective on the transition home. Using sociological, philosophical, literary, cultural, historical, and political perspectives he provides a venue for the countless conversations he has had with his fellow veterans about their own experiences as a way to assist others with their transition from war and the military to peace and civilian life. Green provides not just a war veteranâs views but the amplifying perspective of a political scientistâ"as well as a reserve officerâ"in order to rescue the issue of the âreturning veteranâ from the field of psychology and to broaden the understanding of the experience of war for veterans. This book bridges the gap between war veterans and their fellow citizens, sheds light on the quiet conversations that take place among veterans about their experiences, and enriches the collective understanding of how wars affect people.

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How do veterans feel when they return from wars without victory parades or decisive victories? Much-awarded Green addresses our perception of the military with well-earned authority. While patriotism was strongest after September 11, 2001, when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, Green writes, the U.S. was, unfortunately, not “wise” about the culture and challenges in those countries. Green's insightful book could help us be more prepared the next time.

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