Soldier Dead (eBook)

How We Recover, Identify, Bury, & Honor Our Military Fallen

Michael Sledge (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2005
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-50937-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The first book to address the complicated issues surrounding what happens to members of the United States Armed Forces after they die. Why does recovering the remains of servicepeople matter? Soldier Dead examines this question and provides a thorough analysis of the processes of recovery, identification, return, burial, and remembrance of the dead. Sledge traces the ways in which the handling of our Soldier Dead has evolved over time and how these changes have reflected not only advances in technology and capabilities but also the shifting attitudes of the public, government, and military. He also considers the emotional stress experienced by those who handle the dead; the continuing efforts to retrieve bodies from Korea and elsewhere; and how unresolved issues regarding the treatment of enemy dead continue to affect U.S. foreign relations. Skillfully incorporating excerpts from interviews, personal correspondence and diaries, military records, and journalistic accounts—as well as never-before-published photographs and his own reflections—Michael Sledge presents a clear, concise, and compassionate story about what the dead mean to the living. Throughout Soldier Dead, the voices of the fallen are heard, as are those of family members and military personnel responsible for the dead before final disposition. At times disturbing and at other times encouraging, they are always powerful as they speak of danger, duty, courage, commitment, and care. “A timely and detailed investigation into the moral conscience of American society which will be of interest to anyone concerned with the human costs of war. An important and passionate book which deserves a wide readership.”—Chris Shilling, University of Portsmouth, UK

Autor

Michael Sledge is a freelance journalist and writer who has extensively studied the sociology and psychology of the behavior of military personnel. Michael Sledge is a freelance journalist and writer. He has extensively studied the sociology and psychology of the behavior of military personnel. He lives in Boulder County, Colorado.

Inhalt

Introduction1. Why It Matters2. Combat Recoveries3. Noncombat Recoveries4. Identification5. The Return of the Dead6. Burial7. All Bodies Are Not the Same8. Open WoundsConclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.4.2005
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-231-50937-5 / 0231509375
• ISBN-13: 978-0-231-50937-4 / 9780231509374