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Title: Tomas Young's War
Condition: New
EAN: 9781608466504
ISBN: 9781608466504
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 26/04/2016
Item Height: 209mm
Item Length: 130mm
Item Weight: 232g
Author: Mark Wilkerson
Language: English
Description: Tomas Young’s War is the tragic yet life affirming story of a paralyzed Iraq War veteran who spent his last ten years battling heroically with his injuries, while courageously speaking against America's wars.Based on hours of interviews with Young and those close to him, the book puts the reader alongside Young as he struggles with life as a paralyzed veteran, suffering frustration and humiliation as he attempts to reenter society and resume as normal an existence as possible. It shows his fight to balance his precarious health with his drive to speak out for veterans care and against the war, and the impact his catastrophic injuries had on his family and his relationships.This emotional and powerful book sheds light on many crucial but often overlooked issues such as veterans’ care, public attitudes toward the disabled, medical marijuana, and the terminally ill. Tomas Young’s War shares everything, as unflinchingly honest as Tomas himself: the depression, the pain, the love, and laughter . . . the life of this man whose world was turned upside down by an Iraqi bullet more than ten years ago. Throughout, it serves as a powerful testament to the true cost of war.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Contributor: Phil Donahue (Foreword by)
Release Year: 2016

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