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Warbody : a Marine sniper and the hidden violence of modern warfare /

Alexander Lemons is a Marine Corps scout sniper who, after serving multiple tours during the Iraq War, returned home seriously and mysteriously ill. Joshua Howe is an environmental historian who met Lemons as a student in one of his classes. Together they have crafted a vital book that challenges us...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Howe, Joshua (Author), Lemons, Alexander (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lemons, Alexander > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Diseases > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Health aspects > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Medical care > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Refuse and refuse disposal > Health aspects > Iraq.
Dirty bombs > Iraq.
Veterans > Medical care.
Anciens combattants > Soins médicaux.
État de stress post-traumatique.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Anciens combattants > Maladies > États-Unis.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Anciens combattants > Soins médicaux > États-Unis.
HISTORY / Military / Veterans.
HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare.
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Start with a bullet: the hidden dangers of lead
  • "What the fuck recruit?"
  • Violence of exposure
  • "Consistency is accuracy"
  • Lead poisoning
  • Part 2 Whirlwind of exposure: the ecology of modern warfare
  • "Gas! Gas! Gas!"
  • Chemical weapons
  • "Eccentric"
  • Gulf War redux
  • "Speed, Speed, Speed"
  • Hugging the dust
  • "You just didn't think about anything you were doing"
  • Part 3 Head games: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries
  • "Alex dead, Alex is dead"
  • A war of nerves
  • "First Civ Div
  • Both/And
  • "Helmets are everything"
  • Toxic triangle of warfare
  • "You're probably okay"
  • Part 4 Snake oil: navigating exposures in the American medical system
  • "Corpsman up!"
  • Healers
  • "It's working. This is working. It has worked."
  • Combat ready
  • "Pictures and flavors and sounds"
  • Epilogue
  • Index