FS:Book-From Baghdad,with Love,HB-4881
In From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava, Jay
Kopelman tells a story that is both tender and thought-provoking--candidly
portraying the ugly conditions in wartime Iraq, while also describing his (and
his fellow Marines') growing attachment to a scruffy stray puppy. The news
from Iraq keeps getting grimmer, but Iraq veteran Kopelman and journalist
Roth (The Man Who Talks to Dogs) tell a tale of radiant joy about Kopelman's
efforts to safely transport Lava, the stray dog his Marine unit found in the
wreckage of Fallujah, back to the U.S. Though the premise sounds cloying,
Kopelman and Roth eschew sentimentality. They don't hesitate to detail the
corruption of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the U.S. military
bureaucracy or the extreme hardships of the Iraqi people. Kopelman's nagging
qualms
about keeping the dog in violation of military orders throw into relief his
efforts to repress his guilt over working so hard to save a dog amid so much
human suffering. Most bracing are the frank descriptions of the war's moral
vacuum, where terrified men and women— like the dogs that Iraqi insurgents
strap with bombs and send charging into the enemy— are driven to commit
unspeakable acts they cannot possibly understand. The story of Lava's journey
out of Iraq is exciting, but it's to Kopelman and Roth's credit that it's not
nearly as harrowing as the story of what the dog left behind. 8 pages of b&w
photos.ISBN-13: 978-1592289806 #4881
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