None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture

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    Joshua E. S. Phillips

    Publisher: Verso

    Year: 2012

    Format: Paperback

    Size: 256 pages

    ISBN: 9781844678846

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The legacy of torture in the “War on Terror,” told through the story of one tank battalion

None of Us Were Like This Before recounts the dark journey of a tank battalion as its focus switched from conventional military duties to guerilla warfare and prisoner detention. Author Joshua E. S. Phillips tells a story of ordinary soldiers, ill trained for the responsibilities foisted upon them, who descended into a cycle of degradation that led to the abuse of detainees. The book illustrates that the damaging legacy of torture is borne not only by the detainees, but also by American soldiers and the country to which they have returned.

What People Are Saying

“The stories contained in this book reveal how brave American service members tried to stop torture and abuse—often at the expense of their careers and their lives. Their sacrifice and the losses that they incurred are absorbed by all of us as a nation.” Daniel Ellsberg

Book Details

Author: Joshua E. S. Phillips
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781844678846
Size: 256 pages
Publisher: Verso
Year: 2012

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