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After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation's wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women. --Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/03/2018) In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation's defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation's greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the 'crucible of fire.' Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness? --Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/05/2018)

In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation's defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation's greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the 'crucible of fire.' Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness? --Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/05/2018) After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation's wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women. --Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/03/2018)

“After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation’s wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women.”—Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S. Army (Ret.) “In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation’s defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation’s greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the ‘crucible of fire.’ Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness?”—Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)

After Combat is a different kind of page-turner. . . . It evokes a series of important and somewhat uncomfortable emotions, exactly its objective, as it pushes the unfiltered experience of war to a mass audience. --James Sandy, Strategy Bridge-- (02/27/2019) After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation's wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women. --Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S. Army (Ret.)-- (03/03/2018) Marian Eide and Michael Gibler seek to construct one big narrative from interviews with thirty veterans about their experiences [in Iraq and Afghanistan]. Does this approach work? Yes, and far better than I expected. I finished this book wishing that there were companion volumes for the American Revolution and the Civil War. --Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review -- (11/09/2018) In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation's defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation's greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the 'crucible of fire.' Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness? --Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/05/2018)

After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation's wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women. --Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S. Army (Ret.)-- (03/03/2018) Marian Eide and Michael Gibler seek to construct one big narrative from interviews with thirty veterans about their experiences [in Iraq and Afghanistan]. Does this approach work? Yes, and far better than I expected. I finished this book wishing that there were companion volumes for the American Revolution and the Civil War. --Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review -- (11/09/2018) In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation's defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation's greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the 'crucible of fire.' Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness? --Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)-- (03/05/2018)

"After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation’s wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women."""" - Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S Army (Ret.) """"In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation’s defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation’s greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the `crucible of fire.’ Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness?"""" - Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)"

In After Combat Marian Eide and Michael Gibler capture the true essence of our generation's defenders of freedom. From the warrior perspective After Combat highlights the emotion, the sacrifice, the anguish, and, most important, the heart of what it means to serve in combat. Once again we witness the selfless sacrifice of our nation's greatest treasure: her sons and daughters, as they tell their stories of their time in the 'crucible of fire.' Where do we find men and women of such courage, patriotism, and selflessness? --Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, U.S Army (Ret.)--Frank Wiercinski (03/05/2018) After Combat paints a picture of the messy aspects of war and their aftermath on veterans, their families, their friends, and their personal and professional lives. There are no ordinary stories of the men and women who are deployed to fight our nation's wars. America is fortunate to have those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our country. A must-read if you care about America and its military men and women. --Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, U.S Army (Ret.)--Frank Helmick (03/03/2018)

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Marian Eide is a professor of English at Texas A&M University. Her research and teaching address twentieth-century and contemporary narrative with a particular focus on ethics and war. She is the author of Ethical Joyce. Michael Gibler served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army for twenty-eight years. His assignments included Airborne, Air Assault, and Light and Stryker Infantry Units; he participated in Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.    

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