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Honor First: A Citizen-Soldier in Afghanistan

Platte B. Moring III

Honor First is a personal narrative of a 45 year-old Philadelphia trial lawyer called up for active military duty for the first time in his life as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The book concerns a citizen-soldier's involvement in the development of the Afghan Constitution, the conflict between Islamic and western cultures, the visit of the 9/11 Commission to Afghanistan, and the problems encountered in state building and military occupation in a war-torn country.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
  • Publish Date: Sep 18th, 2006
  • Pages: 338
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.99in - 5.24in - 0.70in - 0.77lb
  • EAN: 9781419637599
  • Categories: Military

About the Author

Lieutenant Colonel US Army; Partner, White and Williams LLP; Princeton 1979; Vanderbilt Law 1980; Chief Legal Advisor to US Army General in charge of Afghan Reconstruction 2003-2004