Operation homecoming :  Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the words of U.S. troops and their families / 
edited by Andrew Carroll ; preface by Dana Gioia. 
 - New York :  Random House,  c2006. 
 - xxviii, 386 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes.  "National Endowment for the Arts." 
<br/><br/>And now it begins: heading into combat -- Hearts and minds: interactions with Afghans and Iraqis -- Stuck in this sandbox: gripes, humor, boredom, and the daily grind -- Worlds apart: life on the home front -- This is not a game: the physical and emotional toll of war -- Home: returning to the United States. 
<br/><br/> Eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, and other writings by U.S. troops and their families. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400065623 (alk. paper) 9781400065622 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006045838 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Iraq War, 2003---Personal narratives, American.<br/>Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.<br/>Families of military personnel--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>414 DS 79.76  / O61 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.7044092/273 956.70443092/273