On military memoirs : : a quantitative comparison of international Afghanistan War autobiographies, 2001-2010 / / by L.H.E. (Esmeralda) Kleinreesink.

Winner of the Caforio prize for the best book in armed forces and civil-military relations published between 2015 and 2016 In On Military Memoirs Esmeralda Kleinreesink offers insight into military books: who were their writers and publishers, what were their plots, and what motives did their author...

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Superior document:Egodocuments and History Series, Volume 10
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Egodocuments and history series ; Volume 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (402 pages) :; illustrations, charts, tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: Who, What and Why
  • Theory: Egodocuments and the Military
  • Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Autobiographical Research
  • Context: The Missions in Afghanistan
  • Who Writes and Publishes Soldiers’ Stories?
  • Who Writes and Publishes Soldiers’ Stories?
  • Why Do Soldier-Authors Write?
  • Conclusion: Profiling the Soldier-Author
  • Reflections: Some Personal Notes on How to Proceed
  • The Fifty-Four Books
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.