Tag: Iraq
When She Came Home
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/07/18/when-she-came-home/
Title: When she came home Author: Drusilla Campbell Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2013 Summary/Review: Francine (Frankie) Byrne Tennyson stunned her family when she decided to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Frankie is a 25 year old married woman with a baby who is...
The Dark Side
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/10/16/the-dark-side/
Title: The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals Author: Jane Mayer Publisher: Doubleday, July 2008 Summary: In The Dark Side, Jane Mayer, a staff writer for the New Yorker, documents some of...
Imperial Life in the Emerald City
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/06/13/imperial-life-in-the-emerald-city/
Title: Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone Author: Rajiv Chandrasekaran Summary: A shocking account of life in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of posh villas and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq....