Fixing hell : an army psychologist confronts Abu Ghraib / Larry C. James ; with Gregory A. Freeman ; foreword by Philip Zimbardo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Larry C.

Contributor:

Freeman, Gregory A.

Zimbardo, Philip G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abu Ghraib Prison.

James, Larry C.

Psychologists--United States--Biography.

Psychologists.

Prisoners of war--Abuse of.

Military psychiatry.

United States.

Iraq.

Military psychiatry--Iraq.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Prisoners and prisons, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Psychological aspects.

Psychological aspects.

Prisoners of war--Abuse of--Iraq--Prevention.

Prisoners of war.

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal narratives -- American.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xvi, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2008.

Summary:

After the brutal pictures emerged from Abu Ghraib in Iraq, Colonel James was dispatched with an overwhelming assignment: to dissect this catastrophe, fix it, and prevent it from being repeated. He offers this intense and insightful personal narrative of what he encountered.

Contents:

1 Entering Hell 1

2 Journey to Gitmo 7

3 An Infidel in Guantanamo 32

4 Long Flight to Hell 68

5 House of Strange Fathers 102

6 Choosing a Path 118

7 I'm in a Zoo 138

8 Is This the Day? 165

9 This Is My Dog 180

10 Fighting the Terrorist Mind 195

11 I'm Broken 202

12 Go to the Basement 229

13 Facing My Critics 240

U.S. Military Prisons: A Timeline 269.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780446509282 :

0446509280 :

OCLC:

247435256

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