The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows by Castner, Brian

The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows

Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them in Iraq as...
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The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows by Castner, Brian

The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows

$35.06

The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows

$35.06
Author: Brian Castner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them in Iraq as the head of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. Whenever IEDs were discovered, he and his men would lead the way in either disarming the deadly devices or searching through rubble and remains for clues to the bomb-makers' identities. And when robots and other remote means failed, one technician would suit up and take the Long Walk to disarm the bomb by hand. This lethal game of cat and mouse was, and continues to be, the real war within America's wars in the Middle East. When Brian returned stateside to his wife and family, he entered an equally inexorable struggle against the enemy within, which he comes to call the "Crazy."

This thrilling, heartbreaking, stunningly honest book alternates between two harrowing realities: the terror, excitement, and camaraderie of combat, and the lonely battle against the unshakeable fear, anxiety, and survivor guilt that he--like so many veterans--carries inside.


Author: Brian Castner
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 04/09/2013
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780307950871


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/09/2013 pg. 32
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 47

About the Author

Brian Castner, a graduate of Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree, served three tours in the Middle East as an officer of the U.S. Air Force--two of them as the head of an EOD unit in Iraq. In 2006, he received a Bronze Star for his service. Upon returning to the United States following his service, he consulted as a independent civilian contractor, training military EOD units on tactical bomb-disposal procedures prior to their deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives in Buffalo, New York, with his wife and children.


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