Description: This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation.
Brief description:
Dr Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Professor of History and the founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War & History at the University of Southern Mississippi. Specializing in the study of World War I and Vietnam, he has served as a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Warfighting Strategy in the United States Air Force Air War College. Since 1992 Dr Wiest has been active in international education, developing the award-winning Vietnam Study Abroad Program.
Wiest's titles include Vietnam's Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN (New York University), which won the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award, Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land (Osprey), and The Boys of '67 (Osprey), which was the basis for the Emmy nominated National Geographic Channel Documentary Brothers in War. He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with his wife Jill and their three children Abigail, Luke, and Wyatt.Review Quotes:
"Dogwood does an amazing job of capturing the full story of the Citizen Soldiers of the 150th in Anbar Province in Iraq in 2005." --Brigadier General J. Roy Robinson, former commander of the 150th and former President of the National Guard Association of the United States
"Anyone who wants to understand America's militia tradition and the changing relation of the Guard to the nation's regular army should read this book." --Beth Bailey, author of 'An Army Afire' "...It is an inspiring story. But it is also a necessary one, because 20 years later America has been so eager to forget it. In Dogwood, Andrew Wiest doesn't just tell the story; he reminds us of it, without flinching." --Tom Junod, award-winning journalist "Dogwood provides great insight into the high human cost, tremendous dedication and courage of the men and women of the Mississippi National Guard, and their families." --Army Magazine