American Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique snapshot of American
soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation
to the military sociology tradition.
Grounded in a century-long tradition of sociology offering a
window into the world of American soldiers, this volume serves as a
voice for their experience. It provides the reader with both a
generalized and a deep view into a major social institution in
American society and its relative constituents-the military and
soldiers-during a war. In so doing, the book gives a backstage
insight into the U.S. military and into the experiences and
attitudes of soldiers during their most extreme undertaking-a
forward deployment in Iraq while hostilities are intense.
The author triangulates qualitative and quantitative field data
collected while residing with soldiers in Iraq, comparing and
contrasting various groups from officers to enlisted soldiers, as
well as topics such as boredom, morale, preparation for war,
day-to-day life in Iraq, attitudes, women soldiers, communication
with the home-front, "McDonaldization" of the force, civil-military
fusion, the long-term impact of war, and, finally, the
socio-demographics of fatalities. The heart of American Soldiers in
Iraq captures the experiences of American soldiers deployed to
Operation Iraqi Freedom at the height of the conflict in a way
unprecedented in the literature to date.
This book will be essential reading for students of military
studies, sociology, American politics and the Iraq War, as well as
being of much interest to informed general readers.
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