Beschreibung:
Along with a deep inquiry into the 21st-century American way of war and an unforgettable glimpse of the enduring culture and legacy of Afghanistan, Hopeless but Optimistic includes the real stuff of life: the austere grandeur of Afghanistan and its remarkable people; warzone dining, defecation, and sex; as well as the remarkable shopping opportunities for men whose job is to kill.
List of AbbreviationsPrologue1. Landing2. Problems3. In/Out4. Reify5. Shoulders6. Salerno7. Retrograde8. Better9. Boom10. WHAM11. Luck12. Shitholes13. Road14. Friends15. Kandahar16. Leatherneck17. Sex18. Drugs19. Brains20. Birds21. Geronimo22. Dream23. Ship24. Slaughter25. System26. Believers27. Rumi28. Enduring29. Beauty30. Sustaining31. Challenges32. Women33. Dutch34. Intermediates35. Embassy36. Loss37. OptimismEpilogueIndex