{"product_id":"as-you-were-christian-davenport-9780470373613","title":"As You Were: To War and Back with the Black Hawk Battalion of the Virginia National Guard","description":"A powerful, enraging, tear-jerking reminder of how so few Americans have sacrificed so much during the so-called' war on terror'. the best kind of war book. - Alex Kershaw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bedford Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEscape from the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\"Through the voices and experiences of five very diverse members of the Virginia National Guard, \u003ci\u003eAs You Were\u003c\/i\u003e gives the great majority of Americans who have not been sent to war a sense of the experiences of our citizen-soldiers and the family, employment, and health problems they face reentering American society after experiencing combat.\"\" - David R. Segal, Drector, Center for Research on Military Organization, University of Maryland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"A sad, stirring, sometimes maddening story. Christian Davenport writes not so much about combat, but rather the home front-the struggles of the families left behind while their providers go off to war and of the solders themselves as they stagger back to a civilian world that declines to reward, or even betrays, their sacrifice.\"\" - Fred Kaplan, \"\"War Stories\"\" columist, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e; author of \u003ci\u003eDaydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Powe\u003c\/i\u003er\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Davenport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047037361X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470373613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.52w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2009 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 296\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Davenport","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919853125887,"sku":"9780470373613","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_29a038f5-710f-47d5-860f-bf60e710c219.jpg?v=1680812262","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/as-you-were-christian-davenport-9780470373613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}