FS:Book-From Baghdad,with Love,HB

Book-From Baghdad,with Love,HB-

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In From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a
Dog Named Lava, Jay Kopelman tells a story that is
both tender and thought-provoking--candidly portraying
the ugly conditions in wartime Iraq, while also
describing his (and his fellow Marines') growing
attachment to a scruffy stray puppy. The news from
Iraq keeps getting grimmer, but Iraq veteran Kopelman
and journalist Roth (The Man Who Talks to Dogs) tell a
tale of radiant joy about Kopelman's efforts to safely
transport Lava, the stray dog his Marine unit found in
the wreckage of Fallujah, back to the U.S. Though the
premise sounds cloying, Kopelman and Roth eschew
sentimentality. They don't hesitate to detail the
corruption of the Coalition Provisional Authority and
the U.S. military bureaucracy or the extreme hardships
of the Iraqi people. Kopelman's nagging qualms about
keeping the dog in violation of military orders throw
into relief his efforts to repress his guilt over
working so hard to save a dog amid so much human
suffering. Most bracing are the frank descriptions of
the war's moral vacuum, where terrified men and women--
like the dogs that Iraqi insurgents strap with bombs
and send charging into the enemy-- are driven to commit
unspeakable acts they cannot possibly understand. The
story of Lava's journey out of Iraq is exciting, but
it's to Kopelman and Roth's credit that it's not
nearly as harrowing as the story of what the dog left
behind. 8 pages of b&w photos.ISBN-13: 978-1592289806
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