Operation Homecoming – Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families Updated Edition (Research Division Report / National Endowment for the Arts) - Softcover

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0;This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget.1;2;Jeff Shaara
-- Jeff Shaara

0;These voices are stirring, chilling, and unforgettable.1;2;Bobbie Ann Mason
-- Bobbie Ann Mason

0;[Captures] what journalists cannot, no matter how close they get2;firsthand accounts from the warriors and the families they leave behind.1;2;"Chicago"" Tribune"
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0;The goal of the project, beyond providing an emotional and expressive outlet for military personnel and their families, and getting the basic eyewitness facts of history down on paper, is to add to a long tradition of war literature.1;2;"Washington"" Post"
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0;One of the chanted mantras of our time is, 6;But I support the troops.7; Terrific. Now read "Operation Homecoming" to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.1;2;Daniel Henninger, "Wall Street Journal"
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0;[These writings] help us gain a fuller appreciation of those fighting, and dying, in a war so far away and requiring so little sacrifice at home.1;2;"USA"" Today"
"This anthology is the honest voice of war. . . . In the end, they are all one voice, a voice we must hear, and must not forget."-Jeff Shaara

"[These writings] help us gain a fuller appreciation of those fighting, and dying, in a war so far away and requiring so little sacrifice at home."-USA Today

"One of the chanted mantras of our time is, But I support the troops.' Terrific. Now read Operation Homecoming to find out who they are, what they think, feel, want, have learned, won and lost in Iraq and Afghanistan."-Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal

"[Captures] what journalists cannot, no matter how close they get-firsthand accounts from the warriors and the families they leave behind."-Chicago Tribune

Andrew Carroll is the editor of several New York Times bestselling books, including Letters of a Nation, Behind the Lines, and War Letters, which was also a PBS documentary. He is the founder of the Legacy Project, a national all-volunteer effort to honor veterans and active-duty troops by seeking out and preserving their letters and e-mails. He edited this book on a pro bono basis.