Final Salute : A Story of Unfinished Lives

English

ISBN: 0143115456

EAN: 9780143115458

Category: History / Military / Iraq War (2003-)/Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement/Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 06/02/2011

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: 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.

Awards: National Book Awards – null  National Book Awards – null  National Book Awards – null 

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Final Salute : A Story of Unfinished Lives

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.72 inches

Width: 5.58 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 9.95 oz

Pages: 288