| Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Contributor(s): Sheeler, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143115456 ISBN-13: 9780143115458 Publisher: Penguin Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2009 Annotation: Based on Sheeler's Pulitzer Prize-winning story, "Final Salute" is a stunning tribute to the brave troops who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to the families who continue to mourn them. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 956.704 |
| LCCN: 2007044130 |
| Age Level: 18-UP |
| Grade Level: 13-UP |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" L (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Topical - Death/Dying - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 05/24/2009 pg. 20 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace. |
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