A BOY AT WAR - Bill Maier

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Résumé :
A BOY AT WAR is complete and its 106,000 words reveal the tedium of war and its many episodes of random, chaotic violence. The 120 Marines of my company formed the point of the spear of a 24-hour standoff with the North Vietnamese Army, called Operation Badger Catch, during the TET offensive of 1968. Thirty-two Lima Company Marines died that day and the image of the mountain of 100+ dead uniformed North Vietnamese left behind after the battle still haunts me. Interwoven are chapters about my clinical counseling with over one thousand combat veterans.

Biographie:
Bill Maier served honorably in Vietnam from February 1967 to March 1968 as an enlisted Marine infantryman. His battalion was awarded the Navy Unit Citation for the battle that is the climax of this book. His posters on PTSD and Shame have been shown at the International Psychoanalytic Society congresses three years in a row. As a professional counselor with contracts from the Department of Affairs, he has helped over one thousand combat veterans with PTSD get strong at the broken places....

Sommaire:
War changes everything. In A Boy at War, Bill Maier shares his transformative journey through the American/Vietnam War, revealing the profound personal toll of conflict. From small-town innocence to hardened soldier, Maier's narrative captivates with its raw emotion and moral complexity. Wrestling with inner demons and post-war trauma, his quest for healing offers poignant insights into the human spirit's resilience. Drawing on four decades as a combat veteran counselor, Maier delivers a powerful exploration of war's enduring scars. For readers of The Things They Carried and The Kite Runner, this memoir is a compelling must-read, shedding light on the true cost of violence. Join Maier on a sojourn of redemption as he confronts the aftermath of war. A Boy at War is a timely and moving testament to the human cost of violent conflict. Get the message now. Please send in a review....