The Devil's Sandbox
With the 2nd Battalion. 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7603-3983-1 (ISBN)
Description
Citizen soldiers have played a unique role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan-and their extended deployment and role in the war's battles have changed the towns, cities and states they hail from as well. The Devil's Sandbox is the story of the 2nd Battalion of Oregon's 162nd Infantry Regiment (2/162) and provides readers an intimate look at the reality of National Guardsmen at war. This book explores not only portraits of battle, but forward-looking civil affairs projects aimed at rebuilding the nation of Iraq and the American community coping without many of its people-its accountants, lawyers, and mechanics-as a result of extended combat.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
40 colour illustrations, 4 maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-3983-1 (9780760339831)
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John R. Bruning (Independence, OR) has been a professional military historian and writer since 1990. He is the author of Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea, Jungle Ace, Elusive Glory, Ship Strike Pacific, Luck of the Draw, and The Battle of the Bulge: The Photographic History of an American Triumph. He served as an embedded civilian historian with the 2/162 during Operation Southern Comfort, the post-Hurricane Katrina relief operation in New Orleans.