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Operation Homecoming
- Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families
- Narrated by: David Birney, Scott Brick, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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Operation Homecoming
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Publisher's Summary
This uniquely personal addition to the long tradition of war literature covers the entire arc of a soldier's journey, from those first experiences of combat, encounters with Iraqis and Afghans, and the humor and boredom of the daily grind, to the physical and emotional toll of battle, the struggle of loved ones back home to carry on, and finally the return and integration back into American life.
Featured on the cover of the New Yorker and in various print and TV news programs, this rich historical document will preserve the stories of American troops at a crucial moment in American history.
Edited by Andrew Carroll. Read by Sandi Austin, Joe Barrett, David Birney, Stephen Bonnell, Richard Brewer, Scott Brick, Emily Janice Card, Orson Scott Card, Andrew Carroll, Ross Cohen, Gabrielle De Cuir, Harlan Ellison, Robert Forster, Kirby Heyborne, Stephen Hoye, Arte Johnson, Stephen Lang, Rex Linn, Kathe Mazur, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki, Judith Smiley, Mirron E. Willis, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and Stephanie Zimbalist.
What the critics say
- 2006 Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award
- Audie Award Finalist, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2007
"This beautifully edited compilation of writings from modern warriors and their loved ones contains a wonderful range of voices and experience....This collection provides a truly multi-faceted and agenda-free look at the ongoing conflict from the Americans who lived it, and deserves a large audience." (Publishers Weekly)