Blood Brothers Among the Soldiers of Ward 57

Name: Blood Brothers Among the Soldiers of Ward 57
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ISBN: 9780805086607

ISBN-10: 0805086609

ISBN-13: 9780805086607

Edition: 2007

Authors: Michael Weisskopf

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This "expert piece of journalism by a brave man about brave men" follows three soldiers and a reporter through eighteen months on Ward 57, Walter Reed's amputee wing ("The Washington Post") "Time" magazine's Michael Weisskopf was riding through Baghdad in the back of a U.S. Army Humvee when he heard a metallic thunk. Looking down, he spotted a small object inches from his feet and reached down to take it in his hand. Then everything went black. Weisskopf lost his hand and was sent to Ward 57 at Walter Reed Medical Center, the wing reserved for amputees. There he met soldiers Pete Damon, Luis Rodriguez, and Bobby Isaacs, alongside whom he navigated the bewildering process of recovery and…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Prologue



Toy Soldier



Ward 57



Cutting Time



Hooks and Hearts



Hornbook for the Handicapped



New Muscles



A Hero's Welcome



"Look Back, But Don't Stare"



Standing Up



Anniversary



The Unconscious Mind



The Prize


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index