Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq

by Shannon Meehan

Book Overview

Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. He thought that he would only kill the enemy, but in the ruins of the strike, he discovers his mistake and uncovers a tragedy.

For most of his deployment in Iraq, Lt. Meehan felt that he had been made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745635865
• ISBN13: 9780745635866
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"