| A Line through the Desert: The First Gulf War Contributor(s): Stroock, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439223769 ISBN-13: 9781439223765 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.83 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Jake Bloom doesn't like high school very much and he's always felt out of place in his synagogue. He's not thrilled with his parents either. But he loves Led Zeppelin and his girlfriend, Patricia. Seeking to emulate the Israeli soldiers he's always admired, much to the horror of his over protective parents, Jake joins the army the day after graduating high school. When his summer romance with Patricia ends in heartbreak, as it must, Jake leaves for the army jaded and embittered. In the elite 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Jake finds the purpose and brotherhood he's always yearned for. When the regiment is deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Storm Jake meets the challenges of tedium, duty, and the horrors of war with honor and good humor – who knew you could blast heavy metal music at the Iraqis? Now if he could only put Patricia out of his mind… |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 322 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What's it like to lose the girl you love? What's it like to lose your best friend? What's it like to shoot a Uranium Depleted Sabot shell through an Iraqi tank? Sgt Jake Bloom of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment finds out in the First Gulf War. He fights for his life and the lives of his men in the desert, and for his faith and first love at home. |