Abu Ghraib After the Scandal: A Firsthand Account of the 344th Combat Support Hospital, 2005-2006 (Paperback)

from streamsong

The Iraqi prison Abu Ghairab was made notorious not only by Saddam Hosein's brutal treatment of prisoners but then, later, by the abuse of Iraqi detainees by a few US soldiers guarding them. Many Americans don't know that Abu Ghairab is also the name of an Iraqi city as well as the site of a larg...

from arelenriel

This book offers a unique perspective on Abu Ghraib from one of the soldiers assigned to guard the internment camp. It reminds the reader that in spite of the horrific acts committed against prisoners by a minority of soldiers at Abu Ghraib most were simply doing their assigned duties. Esposito e...

from Mathenam

Abu Ghraib, After the Scandal by Salvatore Anthony Esposito, Jr., was an interesting book, and it offered another look at the Combat Support Hospital, other than the scandal of the inhumane treatment of prisoners by a small group of American Soldiers. The intent of the book is good, but it was a ...

from Elliot1822

The book by Salvatore Anthony Esposito Jr. details the dedication, energy, and sacrifice of the soldiers of the 344th Combat Support Hospital many who were also present at the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. A famous military figure said war is hell but the keeping of the peace can also bring ...

from WCHagen

Esposito recounts his experiences as a medic assigned to the 344th Combat Support Hospital deployed to Iraq in 2005. Its duty station was at Abu Ghraib, the site of a prisoner abuse scandal in 2004. I was initially attracted to this book because its title suggested that it offered a glimpse into ...