Letters from the Front Lines (Hardcover)

Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Stuart Franklin Platt,

ISBN 10: 1894694481 / ISBN 13: 9781894694483

Published by Granville Island Publishing, Vancouver, 2006

About this Item

Hardcover. This is a remarkable account of the lives and experiences of Americans at War in Iraq and Afghanistan. War letters have long served scholars as a rich source of material when researching the history of our nation, and this collection of letters, e-mails and blogs preserves for future generations the day-to-day lives and observations of a small group of remarkable men and women in uniform. Hand-written letters, which were, until the current conflict, the only source of communication home from the frontlines, are being replaced by e-mail -- and in some cases, by a web log or 'blog' -- and this book will also serve as a reminder of how important it is that we preserve these more ephemeral records. Presents an account of the lives and experiences of Americans at War in Iraq and Afghanistan. This collection of letters, e-mails and blogs aims to preserve the day-to-day lives and observations of a small group of remarkable men and women in uniform. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters from the Front Lines (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Granville Island Publishing, Vancouver
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894694481
• ISBN 13: 9781894694483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Letters From the Front Lines is a remarkable account of the lives and experiences of Americans at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This collection of correspondence preserves for future generations the experiences of men and women in uniform and presents a unique perspective about what is actually going on day-to-day in the tents, on the road, and in the weeds in Iraq and Afghanistan. These letters were written from the heart, and tell the truth about life on the front lines (lonely, hot and dangerous), as well as life on the home front (lonely, anxious and supportive). Handwritten letters which, until the current conflict, were the only source of communication home from the front lines are being replaced by email and web logs or "blogs." This book reminds us how important it is to preserve these more ephemeral records of our nation's history.

About the Author

Admiral Platt capped a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy with his appointment during the Reagan administration to serve as the country's first Competition Advocate General (the Navy's top businessman in uniform). Admiral Platt was recently named to the Cold War Leadership Hall of Fame by the Submarine Force Museum Association. He is a highly decoratd Vietnam veteran. Chairman of Harbor Wing Technologies Inc, producers of unmanned open ocean surveillance and research vessels, Admiral Platt also serves on the corporate board of DRS Technologies Inc. He is the chairman of the Historic Ships Foundation in San Francisco, and a Presidential Appointee to the Board of Governers of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Admiral Platt holds a MS (Operations Analysis) from the Simon Graduate School of Business, as well as a BS degree from the University of Rochester, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is the published author of two books and numerous Op-Ed and scholarly works. He is a former Wall Street Journal Scholar and is a graduate of the Executive Program at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.