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Soldier Box: Why I Won’t Return to the War on Terror
Joe Glenton
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Description for Soldier Box: Why I Won’t Return to the War on Terror
Paperback. A brave account of a soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBWS4; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
"I looked around my cell and saw the sheet of paper taped to the door at chest height. It listed everything in the room, chair, bed, soldier box . For a moment I thought it meant the cell itself; a box to put soldiers in."When the War on Terror began, Briton Joe Glenton felt compelled to serve his nation. He passed through basic training and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. What he saw overseas left him disillusioned, and he returned home increasingly political and manifesting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
When he refused to return for a second tour, he ... Read more
"I looked around my cell and saw the sheet of paper taped to the door at chest height. It listed everything in the room, chair, bed, soldier box . For a moment I thought it meant the cell itself; a box to put soldiers in."When the War on Terror began, Briton Joe Glenton felt compelled to serve his nation. He passed through basic training and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. What he saw overseas left him disillusioned, and he returned home increasingly political and manifesting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
When he refused to return for a second tour, he ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781680926
SKU
V9781781680926
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99-15
About Joe Glenton
Joe Glenton was born in Norwich, Great Britain, in 1982. He joined the British Army in 2004. Since his release he has campaigned against the wars and has written for the Guardian, Mirror, New Internationalist, Military History Monthly, and Counterfire. He is currently studying International Relations.
Reviews for Soldier Box: Why I Won’t Return to the War on Terror
It takes as much courage to stand up against the Army as it does to go to war. History is made by people prepared to make that kind of sacrifice.
Tony Benn, former British Member of Parliament Joe Glenton is the really brave soldier: the one who refused to fight in an unjust war and suffered imprisonment as a ... Read more
Tony Benn, former British Member of Parliament Joe Glenton is the really brave soldier: the one who refused to fight in an unjust war and suffered imprisonment as a ... Read more