TY - BOOK ID - 134045337 TI - Fire and forget : short stories AU - Scranton, Roy AU - Gallagher, Matt. PY - 2013 SN - 9780306821769 PB - Boston : Da Capo Press, DB - UniCat KW - War stories, American KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011 KW - Afghan War, 2001-2021 KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Récits de guerre américains KW - Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 KW - Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001 KW - -Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009 KW - Fiction. KW - Fiction KW - Romans, nouvelles, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134045337 AB - "These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices-powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer. What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the our wars' generation: Brian Turner, whose poem "Hurt Locker" was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose book My War resonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose book You Know When the Men Are Gone echoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose book Kaboom captures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and nine others. "-- ER -