Blood brothers
by Weisskopf, Michael.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : H. Holt (New York ) Physical details: xi, 301 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm ISBN:0805078606; 9780805078602; 9780805086607; 0805086609.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | Processing Center | 956.70443092 Wei (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 105646 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Toy Soldier 5 -- 2 Ward 57 21 -- 3 Cutting Time 43 -- 4 Hooks and Hearts 67 -- 5 Hornbook for the Handicapped 93 -- 6 New Muscles 121 -- 7 A Hero's Welcome 141 -- 8 "Look Back, But Don't Stare" 167 -- 9 Standing Up 191 -- 10 Anniversary 209 -- 11 The Unconscious Mind 231 -- 12 The Prize 247.
A powerful account of eighteen months in the lives of three soldiers and a journalist, all patients in Ward 57, Walter Reed's amputee wing. Time magazine's Michael Weisskopf, an embedded reporter, was riding through Baghdad in the back of a U.S. Army Humvee, when he heard a metallic thunk. Looking down, he saw a small, dark object rolling inches from his feet. He reached down and took it in his hand. Then everything went black. Weisskopf lost his hand and was sent for treatment to Walter Reed Medical Center. There he crossed paths with three soldiers whose stories he learned during months in the ward. Alongside these men, he navigated the bewildering process of recovery and reentry, and began reconciling life before that day in Baghdad with everything that would follow his release. This chronicle of devastation and recovery is an affecting portrait of the private aftermath of combat casualties.--From publisher description.
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