Introduction. A note on civilian casualties -- The sanctity of guns and shrines -- An army in defeat -- The roads of falling cities -- A guest for Mr. Axe -- Home no more -- Hitting back -- An end to exile. The coming of a war within -- Old foes -- The edge of battles -- A saying about luck -- A new order. Moving days -- The price of sons -- Questions and answers -- The mouths of soldiers. A visit to the temple -- House to house -- Paths to safety -- The face of a savior -- Waking up -- Laughing to Bucca -- Keeping to the neighborhood. Less than whole -- Beloveds lost and found -- The makings of another life.
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Uses testimonies from nearly seventy Iraqis to present a chronology of the War in Iraq, including the 2003 invasion, the rise in open sectarian violence, and the efforts since 2008 to reconstruct Iraqi society.