Empty casing: a soldier's memoir of Sarajevo under seige
"When Canadian soldier Fred Doucette found himself deployed to Bosnia- Herzegovina as a peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different from anything he had experienced so far. And it was: "This was the beginning of the end of the Fred I had been for for...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "When Canadian soldier Fred Doucette found himself deployed to Bosnia- Herzegovina as a peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different from anything he had experienced so far. And it was: "This was the beginning of the end of the Fred I had been for forty-three years."" "He'd been with UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus in the 1970s and '80s, but the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s went beyond imagining. Here, Bosnian Serb forces from the army of the former Yugoslavia launched a massive, concerted assault on Bosnia's Muslims and Croats. Sarajevo, the largely Muslim Bosnian capital, was devastated by Serbian mortars and artillery raining down from the surrounding mountains and incessant sniper fire from both the hills and the city's rooftops." "Somehow, UN forces were supposed to impose and maintain a peace between the warring forces. It was an impossible task - one that took a huge toll on both the residents of Sarajevo and the peacekeeping forces. Thousands of Sarajevans, trapped in their beloved city, perished. And yet, in the midst of this hell, Fred Doucette found a home unlike any he'd known before. Billeted with a Bosnian family, he was offered a window into the soul of Sarajevo that few outsiders were granted." "When the Bosnian war ended, Fred Doucette returned to Canada. And another war began. Nightmares and flashbacks of violence and chaos plagued his days and nights. Traumatized by the horrors of Bosnia, Fred had to face himself, his family and his army. Now there was no turning away, no diversion in another overseas tour of duty." "Empty Casing is the story of the making and unmaking of a soldier, and the growth of a man."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 228 S., [6] Bl. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9781553652915 |
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Dallaire
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war porn: Lost Boy
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prologue: Becoming a Soldier
3
PART ONE SARAJEVO
1
Lucky Me
27
2
Welcome to
Hell
jp
3
Early Days in the City
57
Contents
4
Mama s Flat
65
war porn: First Body
75
5
The Heart of the Family
η
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6
The Bosnians Were Hurting
85
7
Night Drive and Other Excursions
ρ
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The Dead and the Living
109
war porn: The Finger
123
9
Goražde
125
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Let the Bombing Begin
134
11
Flight Out
14p
war porn: First Flashback
165
PART TWO PTSD
12
Home Sweet Home
171
war porn: Sniper Victim
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13
Returning
192
war porn: The Pumpkin
215
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Sunshine Diner
217
Acknowledgements
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Index
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foreword by General
Roméo
Dallaire
xi
war porn: Lost Boy
ι
prologue: Becoming a Soldier
3
PART ONE SARAJEVO
1
Lucky Me
27
2
Welcome to
Hell
jp
3
Early Days in the City
57
Contents
4
Mama's Flat
65
war porn: First Body
75
5
The Heart of the Family
η
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6
The Bosnians Were Hurting
85
7
Night Drive and Other Excursions
ρ
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The Dead and the Living
109
war porn: The Finger
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Goražde
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Let the Bombing Begin
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Flight Out
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war porn: First Flashback
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PART TWO PTSD
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Home Sweet Home
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war porn: Sniper Victim
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Returning
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war porn: The Pumpkin
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Sunshine Diner
217
Acknowledgements
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Index
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| spelling | Doucette, Fred Verfasser aut Empty casing a soldier's memoir of Sarajevo under seige Fred Doucette Vancouver [u.a.] Douglas & McIntyre 2008 xi, 228 S., [6] Bl. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index "When Canadian soldier Fred Doucette found himself deployed to Bosnia- Herzegovina as a peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different from anything he had experienced so far. And it was: "This was the beginning of the end of the Fred I had been for forty-three years."" "He'd been with UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus in the 1970s and '80s, but the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s went beyond imagining. Here, Bosnian Serb forces from the army of the former Yugoslavia launched a massive, concerted assault on Bosnia's Muslims and Croats. Sarajevo, the largely Muslim Bosnian capital, was devastated by Serbian mortars and artillery raining down from the surrounding mountains and incessant sniper fire from both the hills and the city's rooftops." "Somehow, UN forces were supposed to impose and maintain a peace between the warring forces. It was an impossible task - one that took a huge toll on both the residents of Sarajevo and the peacekeeping forces. Thousands of Sarajevans, trapped in their beloved city, perished. And yet, in the midst of this hell, Fred Doucette found a home unlike any he'd known before. Billeted with a Bosnian family, he was offered a window into the soul of Sarajevo that few outsiders were granted." "When the Bosnian war ended, Fred Doucette returned to Canada. And another war began. Nightmares and flashbacks of violence and chaos plagued his days and nights. Traumatized by the horrors of Bosnia, Fred had to face himself, his family and his army. Now there was no turning away, no diversion in another overseas tour of duty." "Empty Casing is the story of the making and unmaking of a soldier, and the growth of a man."--BOOK JACKET. Doucette, Fred United Nations Protection Force Force de protection des Nations Unies Geschichte 1995-1996 gnd rswk-swf Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 / Participation, Canadian Soldiers / Canada / Biography Guerre dans l'ex-Yougoslavie, 1991-1995 - Participation canadienne Névroses post-traumatiques Soldats - Canada - Biographies Geschichte Jugoslawienkriege Post-traumatic stress disorder Soldiers Canada Biography Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 Participation, Canadian Belagerung von Sarajevo (DE-588)4409448-6 gnd rswk-swf Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 gnd rswk-swf Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina) / History / Siege, 1992-1996 / Personal narratives, Canadian Sarajevo (Bosnie-Herzégovine) - Histoire - 1992-1996 (Siège) - Récits personnels canadiens Kanada Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina) History Siege, 1992-1996 Personal narratives, Canadian Sarajevo (DE-588)4077016-3 gnd rswk-swf Kanada (DE-588)4029456-0 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content (DE-588)4133254-4 Erlebnisbericht gnd-content Kanada (DE-588)4029456-0 g Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 s Sarajevo (DE-588)4077016-3 g Geschichte 1995-1996 z DE-604 Belagerung von Sarajevo (DE-588)4409448-6 s Digitalisierung BSBMuenchen application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016443837&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| topic | Doucette, Fred United Nations Protection Force Force de protection des Nations Unies Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 / Participation, Canadian Soldiers / Canada / Biography Guerre dans l'ex-Yougoslavie, 1991-1995 - Participation canadienne Névroses post-traumatiques Soldats - Canada - Biographies Geschichte Jugoslawienkriege Post-traumatic stress disorder Soldiers Canada Biography Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 Participation, Canadian Belagerung von Sarajevo (DE-588)4409448-6 gnd Soldat (DE-588)4055409-0 gnd |
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