The Deserter's Tale

The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq

Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Military
Cover of the book The Deserter's Tale by Joshua Key, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Author: Joshua Key ISBN: 9781555846633
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. Publication: January 22, 2008
Imprint: Grove Press Language: English
Author: Joshua Key
ISBN: 9781555846633
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication: January 22, 2008
Imprint: Grove Press
Language: English
 “Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . A substantial contribution to history.”-Los Angeles Times

Now in paperback, The Deserter’s Tale is the first memoir from a soldier who deserted from the war in Iraq, and a vivid and damning indictment of the American military campaign. In spring 2003, young Oklahoman Joshua Key was sent to Ramadi as part of a combat engineer company. It was not the campaign against terrorists and evildoers he had expected. Key saw Iraqi civilians beaten, shot, and killed, or maimed for little or no provocation. After seven months in Iraq, Key was home on leave and knew he could not return. So he took his family and went underground in the United States, finally seeking asylum in Canada after fourteen months in hiding. Detailing the grinding horrors of life as part of an occupying force, The Deserter’s Tale is the story of a conservative-minded family man and patriot who went to war believing unquestioningly in his government’s commitment to integrity and justice, and how what he saw in Iraq transformed him into someone who could no longer serve his country.
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 “Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . A substantial contribution to history.”-Los Angeles Times

Now in paperback, The Deserter’s Tale is the first memoir from a soldier who deserted from the war in Iraq, and a vivid and damning indictment of the American military campaign. In spring 2003, young Oklahoman Joshua Key was sent to Ramadi as part of a combat engineer company. It was not the campaign against terrorists and evildoers he had expected. Key saw Iraqi civilians beaten, shot, and killed, or maimed for little or no provocation. After seven months in Iraq, Key was home on leave and knew he could not return. So he took his family and went underground in the United States, finally seeking asylum in Canada after fourteen months in hiding. Detailing the grinding horrors of life as part of an occupying force, The Deserter’s Tale is the story of a conservative-minded family man and patriot who went to war believing unquestioningly in his government’s commitment to integrity and justice, and how what he saw in Iraq transformed him into someone who could no longer serve his country.

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