Bibliograph

Geometry of fire, finding peace after the Iraq War : a memoir, Paul Warmbier

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Geometry of fire, finding peace after the Iraq War : a memoir, Paul Warmbier

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Geometry of fire

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Paul Warmbier

Sub title

finding peace after the Iraq War : a memoir

Summary

In 2003, newly minted Private First Class Paul Warmbier left behind the world he knew for something much more complicated. At 17, Paul signed up for a wartime adventure with the Marine Corps infantry, leaving his home in the Idaho mountains for that of the deserts: first, the Mohave in California, then to Iraq, where his first exposure to genuinely complicated causes and effects caused his mindset and world to shift. In this terrifyingly honest account of PTSD and trauma, Paul sees himself stepping in the sands of history, the same sands walked on by Gilgamesh, Alexander the Great, and other conquerors who met and battled with themselves in the vast desert beauty. Upon returning from war and just out of the Marines, Paul found himself lost, totally, alone in his head but surrounded by those who loved him. Through flashbacks and therapy sessions, we rid ourselves of the exciting gunslinging stories that are usually, told for those that are raw, intense, and deeply problematic, all in the attempt to understand how one can regain love of self and personal identity after war ripped it all away

Target audience

adult

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