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Warbody : a marine sniper and the hidden violence of modern warfare / Joshua Howe and Alexander Lemons.

Marine sniper and the hidden violence of modern warfare (other title)
War body (other title)
Howe, Joshua P., (author.). Lemons, Alexander, (author.).

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Alexander Lemons is a Marine Corps scout sniper who, after serving multiple tours during the Iraq War, returned home seriously and mysteriously ill. Joshua Howe is an environmental historian who met Lemons as a student in one of his classes. Together they have crafted a vital book that challenges us to think beyond warfare's acute violence of bullets and bombs to the "slow violence" of toxic exposure and lasting trauma.

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  • ISBN: 9781324066330
  • ISBN: 1324066334
  • Physical Description: xiv, 285 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.

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Lemons, Alexander.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Diseases > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Health aspects > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Medical care > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Refuse and refuse disposal > Health aspects > Iraq.
Dirty bombs > Iraq.
Veterans > Medical care.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Health aspects.
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Personal narratives.

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Marion Library 956.7 HOW (Text) 37810435832398 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/11/2026

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