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Title: I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story by RICK BRAGG ISBN: 1-4000-4257-7 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.44 (80 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The story of the Iraq War's most famous soldier
Comment: I have followed Jessica Lynch's story since it first broke and this book is a great read. It not only tells the story of a young woman who went off to war, but of her family and community who came together as a community when she was reported MIA. Her experience as a POW is a frightening one, but mixed with the terror is the compassion of several Iraqi doctors and medical personnel who took care of her and kept Jessi alive until US forces got information they needed to free her from a living nightmare. Her family's joy at her rescue from captivity is tempered by the extent of her injuries and the realization that she apparently was tortured before her treatment in the Iraqi hospital, something that Jessi does not remember, but the injuries tell the story. Her continued recovery and her story is an inspiration to many, and her rescue, despite critics, is a tribute to the military's credo: Never Leave a Fallen Comrade in Enemy Hands.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not a HERO
Comment: Females in war zones had better be ready to fight in the 21st century. There are no rules of war when engaged with an enemy. If you are a soldier in uniform and armed outside of the USA, be prepared.
The government and the media propoganda put this young woman / soldier in the poor position to be held out as a war hero. Jessica was not and is not a hero. She served her country just as she volunteered to do. For that she has my respect. As for her skill as a soldier/warrior I think she is lacking in that position.
This story brings to point the following questions:
1.women in the combat services and the skill or ability to perform said task.
2.The publication and dissemination of misinformation by the U.S. goverment.
3.The justification for the invasion into Iraq.
All of these questions remain unanswered. So, I found no enlightening value from this book. It may be a welcomed read to those who are interested in the personal life of Ms. Lynch. I wish her well. Further, I wish ALL the other soldiers who will not make money $$$ (book sales)from their service to their country the very best.
God bless the deceased soldiers, I hope their death was for a greater good.
Rating: 4
Summary: Honest
Comment: Lynch was brave to simply admit her fear. Courage, after all, is moving in the face of fear. (And she did go into a war zone). Male soldiers often experience the same feelings she did, however, they (in some cases) play along with the government's spin - it makes them seem more heroic. All the soldiers are heroes - scared or defiant - it's a human issue.
As for the race criticism (yawn, we should be so past that), to my knowledge no one has prohibited Shoshana from writing her own book.
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Title: Because Each Life Is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Came to Risk Everything for Private Jessica Lynch by Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief ISBN: 0060590548 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 17 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Bringing Elizabeth Home : A Journey of Faith and Hope by ED SMART, LOIS SMART ISBN: 0385512147 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell ISBN: 0399151729 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 25 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Held Captive : The Kidnapping and Rescue of Elizabeth Smart by Maggie Haberman, Jeane MacIntosh ISBN: 0060580208 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sweet Caroline : Last Child of Camelot by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 006621369X Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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