FM 101-5-1 MCRP 5-2A: Operational Terms and Graphics - Softcover

Adkins, Paul David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997089393 ISBN 13: 9780997089394

Publisher: Lit Riot Press, 2017

Synopsis

To students of military history, a good map tells contour, overlook, reverse slope, avenue of advance, impassible obstacle. Military symbols denote marches, routs, defenses, strongpoints. Yet, to the layman, the onlooker, the casual observer, they stand without value. They inherently cannot represent what is happening on the battlefield to the single-most important element: the combatant.

Operational Terms and Graphics divulges human struggles beneath the symbols and graphics: the struggles, the slaughter, the fear, the boredom, the hatred, and the torching that war lays to the human spirit. Hence, coupled maps and symbols with human experiences to counter the reporting of events so coldly depicted otherwise in news outlets, social media sites, and sound bites. Because people are dying, and the survivors are altered forever.

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About the Author

Paul David Adkins was born in North Miami, Florida, and lived his formative years in Fort Lauderdale. From there, he attended Mercer University, earning a BA (History), and, later, Washington University, receiving a MFA (Poetry) while studying under Donald Finkel, John Morris, and Eric Pankey. Fellow students included Catherine Rankovic, Brad Richard, and Jonathan Smith.

After graduating from Washington University, he joined the US Army, serving for over 21 years. During his enlistment, he toured Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He earned three Meritorious Service Medals in support of the Army’s Tenth Mountain Division.

Upon returning from Afghanistan, he began writing poetry after a twelve-year hiatus in order to process his experiences there and, later, in Iraq. In 2009, he enlisted the assistance of poet Kelli Russell Agodon in order to further polish his artistic endeavors, allowing him to better share his war-related work with a wider audience. With her encouragement, he branched into reviews, fiction, and podcasts. In 2013, poet Sarah Cortez asked him to compose pieces addressing Mexico for an upcoming anthology. La Doņa, La Llorona , his 2016 Lit Riot Press debut, stemmed from Cortez’ inspiration.

He has published three chapbooks: Stick Up (Blood Pudding Press), The Great Crochet Question (Kind of a Hurricane Press), and The Upside Down House (Yellow Jacket Press). He works as a counselor and adjunct instructor within the SUNY University system, and teaches in a state penitentiary.

He lives with his wife Melanie and children Lily Talitha and Malachi Ray in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lit Riot Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0997089393
• ISBN 13: 9780997089394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114