Ghosts of War
The True Story of a 19-year-old GI
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 4, 2010
In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI’s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.
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- Who it’s for
- A young Army engineer’s memoir brings the human realities of war into close view.
- Genres
- Wars & Military History for Teens, Lives in History, Middle East History for Teens
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 4, 2010
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In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI’s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand. This is no ordinary teenager’s story. Instead of opting for college life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. His story—and the stories of thousands of other soldiers—is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times.
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This unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier’s commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a story all Americans should read.
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A young Army engineer’s memoir brings the human realities of war into close view.
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- A young soldier’s firsthand account of deployment and war
- Combat, friendship, fear, and commitment to country
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- A harrowing, immersive account of service in Iraq
- A perspective beyond the headlines
Where it sits
| Lives in History | 76% |
|---|---|
| Wars & Military History for Teens | 71% |
| Middle East History for Teens | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Activist Biographies
- Boys & Men
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- Careers
- Middle East History for Teens
- Wars & Military History for Teens
- United States History for Teens
- Authors
- Ryan Smithson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 4, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History