{"product_id":"the-things-they-cannot-say-stories-soldiers-wont-tell-you-about-what-theyve-seen-done-or-failed-to-do-in-war-isbn-9780061990526","title":"The Things They Cannot Say: Stories Soldiers Won’t Tell You About What They’ve Seen, Done or Failed to Do in War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Legacy Book Awards Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The harrowing accounts detail the experiencesof 11 US soldiers and Marines who have been ravaged by modern warfare and its psychological aftermath. What makes Kevin’s reporting unique and essential is that it didn’t stop on the battlefield—he followed his subjects home.” — Vice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important look at the unspoken and unknown truths of war and its impact, told through the personal stories of those who have been there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Cannot Say, \u003c\/i\u003eeleven soldiers and Marines display a courage that transcends battlefield heroics—they share the truth about their wars. For each it means something different: one struggles to recover from a head injury he believes has stolen his ability to love, another attempts to make amends for the killing of an innocent man, while yet another finds respect for the enemy fighter who tried to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites asks the difficult questions of these combatants, many of whom he first met while in Afghanistan and Iraq and others he sought out from different wars: What is it like to kill? What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what’s right? What can you never forget?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSites compiles the accounts of soldiers, Marines, their families and friends, and also shares the narrative of his own failures during war (including complicity in a murder) and the redemptive powers of storytelling in arresting a spiraling path of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe learns that war both gives and takes from those most involved in it. Some struggle in disequilibrium, while others find balance, usually with the help of communities who have learned to listen, without judgment, to the real stories of the men and women it has sent to fight its battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unflinching collection confronts the hidden wounds of combat and the psychological cost of war:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Psychological Aftermath:\u003c\/b\u003e Examines the brutal reality of PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and the struggle to reconnect with civilian life after the firefight ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirst-Hand Combat Accounts:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleven U.S. soldiers and Marines share their unfiltered stories from the front lines, answering the toughest questions: What is it like to kill? What can you never forget?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMoral Ambiguity:\u003c\/b\u003e From the killing of an innocent man to the complex respect for an enemy fighter, these narratives explore the gray areas where right and wrong dissolve in the fog of war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Journalist’s Confession:\u003c\/b\u003e Author Kevin Sites turns the lens on himself, revealing his own complicity in a battlefield murder and his personal battle with the trauma he witnessed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Power of Storytelling:\u003c\/b\u003e A profound look at how sharing the “things they cannot say” becomes a redemptive act, offering a path toward understanding and recovery for warriors and the communities they return to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhat is it like to kill?  What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what's right? What can you never forget?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Things They Cannot Say\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites asks these difficult questions of eleven soldiers and marines, who—by sharing the truth about their wars—display a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor each of these men, many of whom Sites first met while in Afghanistan and Iraq, the truth means something different. One struggles to recover from a head injury he believes has stolen his ability to love; another attempts to make amends for the killing of an innocent man; yet another finds respect for the enemy fighter who tried to kill him. Sites also shares the unsettling narrative of his own failures during war—including his complicity in a murder—and the redemptive powers of storytelling that saved him from a self-destructive downward spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The harrowing accounts detail the experiencesof 11 US soldiers and Marines who have been ravaged by modern warfare and its psychological aftermath. What makes Kevin’s reporting unique and essential is that it didn’t stop on the battlefield—he followed his subjects home.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sites highlights the importance of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and sharing stories. Most importantly, he forces readers, those average civilians, to look at what war does to people and think about whether it’s always worth it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is tough stuff, as many of the experiences recounted here are graphic, cruel, and bloody, but they offer an intimate look at the costs of war on a personal, elemental level.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting and emotionally raw...These gripping stories...are evidence of a profound desire to heal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In sensitive, honest prose, the author emphasizes that this is a book about hope. An important book for warriors and the communities that send them to war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gritty look at postwar distress, including veterans’ personal accounts, by a journalist with his own intimate perspective on the subject. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness (Bruce Jacobs of Watermark Books \u0026amp; Cafe, Wichita, KS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid set of portrats of modern combatants written in prose taht moves with speed and heat.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward Tick, Ph. 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