Sergeant Adam Gray made it home from a year's tour in Iraq only to die in his barracks. Investigating Adam's death, this title uncovers a story of American veterans, psychologically scarred by the abuse they had meted out to Iraqi prisoners. It reveals how soldiers, and the US public came to believe that torture was both effective and necessary.
Features ~ 856 full-color photos illustrating more than 350 of the finest Southern Bowies in existence. ~ Full historical and collector details on all known types of knives made in Confederate factories...including unidentified types and the Georgia and Alabama Contracts. ~ All your favorite makers, from Boyle & Gamble and Louis Froelich to Nashville Plow Works and Thomas Leech & Co. ~ Extensive, valuable coverage of locally made Southern knives, including the many identified makers as well as those whose origins are still unclear. ~ New research and freshly discovered makers...previously unpublished info. available nowhere else but here! ~ A full discussion of dug relic knives, with a large selection of intriguing examples shown and explained. ~ Perhaps the largest album of historical Confederate soldiers holding Bowie knives ever assembled. A truly amazing and beautiful resource.