The silence of war, an old Marine in a young Marine's war, Terrance Patrick McGowan
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The silence of war, an old Marine in a young Marine's war, Terrance Patrick McGowan
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
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illustrations
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The silence of war
Oclc number
946610678
Responsibility statement
Terrance Patrick McGowan
Sub title
an old Marine in a young Marine's war
Summary
Terry McGowan was a beat cop, a Marine captain, and an FBI Special Agent before retiring at age fifty. But after September 11th, 2001, McGowan was in Iraq, serving as a member of a team of high-ranking retired and active duty military working for the highest level of Marine military intelligence. McGowan's success in Iraq led to a position as a Law Enforcement Professional with the Marines in Afghanistan. There he found himself the oldest member of a platoon on the front line; a platoon that was understrength and under fire. While an eighteen-year-old Marine can't look at a crowd of Afghans and pick out the guilty party, McGowan's years of experience in law enforcement had developedhis eye for the "felony look." His training as a Marine Officer, combined with his experience as an FBI Agent, made McGowan an asset as he struggled to keep up with young Marines while they humped over the mountains. Here, he recounts the many trials of his life of service, providing an intimate glimpse into the horrible realities of modern military conflict. --, Adapted from publisher description
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- The long road to war -- Iraq -- An end and a new beginning -- Mojave Viper -- The odyssey -- Kandahar Airfield -- On to Bastion -- Baqua -- Delaram -- The Alamo -- The coming storm -- The attack -- The outside world -- Counterinsurgency -- The trap -- The battle at Feyz al Bad -- From the Alamo to Fort Apache -- Struck down by the plague -- Disney World -- Return to Golestan -- Going home -- A terrible beauty is born -- Epilogue -- Afterword
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Old marine in a young marine's war
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- Government contractors -- Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
- Middle-aged men -- Biography
- Marines -- Biography
- McGowan, Terrance Patrick
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 + Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Farāh (Province)
- Baby boom generation -- Biography
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- Government contractors -- Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
- Middle-aged men -- Biography
- Marines -- Biography
- McGowan, Terrance Patrick
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 + Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Farāh (Province)
- Baby boom generation -- Biography
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