{"product_id":"as-you-were-9780470373613","title":"As You Were","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 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Davenport","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304646652155,"sku":"9780470373613","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780470373613.jpg?v=1772481426","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/as-you-were-9780470373613","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}