| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. My life's lessons -- 2. Adapting to the war zone environment -- 3. War zone experiences -- 4. French island hot sauce -- 5. Interrogation by torture -- 6. The bullet gift -- 7. Insurrection and conflict -- 8. Eternal hate -- 9. Eternal hope -- 10. War zone insanity -- 11. A matter of perspective -- 12. Children lost -- 13. Communicating -- 14. Day of the bull -- 15. Less becomes more -- 16. Red wine in Eastern Europe -- 17. The world of food -- 18. Bug out -- 19. Lifestyle of survival -- 20. Respect -- 21. The cargo net -- 22. The shared loss -- 23. Two promises of death -- 24. "Courtesy" -- 25. Returning back home -- 26. International sayings |
| Summary |
Few people are better able to describe how to survive in a war zone than those who have seen, experienced, and lived it first-hand. Presenting accounts written by military and police officers, this book offers an inside look at the lives of the officers and the local people living in the war zone environment. Covering many facets of daily life, the book examines topics such as surviving extreme temperatures and staying healthy, interacting with the Indigenous population and cultural awareness, adjusting to the challenges of limited technology and resources, and protecting oneself from the immi |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rail, Robert R
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Rail, Robert R. |
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century -- Anecdotes
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Military history, Modern -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
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Military police -- Biography
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International police -- Biography
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Peacekeeping forces -- Biography
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Military biography.
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War and society -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes
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War and society -- History -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
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International police
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Military biography
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Military history, Modern
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Military police
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Peacekeeping forces
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War and society
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes
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Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439827956 |
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1439827958 |
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9781466547957 |
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1466547952 |
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