Desert Storm Diary: An American Soldier's Personal Record of the Gulf War in Words and Pictures [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Frankel (Author), John H. Nielsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

Enter a diary-- and the mind of a soldier who found a way to create beauty in the midst of destruction.

Enter Desert Storm.

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About the Author

Geoffrey Frankel enlisted in the US Army in September 1988 and was trained as a medic. He was sent to the Middle East in December 1990 with the First Armored Division, where he recorded his personal experiences through this diary and series of photographs taken during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

John H. Nielsen is a graduate of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. John H. Nielsen has been a foreign correspondent, writer, and editor for major news media. He reported from Western Europe for ten years for Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Group W. News. He returned to the US to become a lead writer and editor for the international editions of Newsweek and Time and has written more than 30 cover stories for the two newsmagazines. He has also been an associate editor of Fortune.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 169 pages
• Publisher: Morris Lee Pub Group (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964535645
• ISBN-13: 978-0964535640
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,786,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very interesting., November 25, 2003

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Bill Philips (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desert Storm Diary: An American Soldier's Personal Record of the Gulf War in Words and Pictures (Hardcover)

This book is OK if you want to read about one person's experiences without having those experiences tied into the larger story of what's going on. Basically, "I went here. I did this." Not very interesting at all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO A MIND AS IT ENDURES A WAR., January 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Desert Storm Diary: An American Soldier's Personal Record of the Gulf War in Words and Pictures (Hardcover)

I WAS AMAZED AT THE INDEPTH LEVEL A HUMAN MIND CAN REACH. GEOFFREY FRANKEL WAS ABLE TO DOCUMENT A UNIQUE, CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF A N EXPERIENCE MOST PEOLE SAW AS A VIDEO GAME. VERY IMPORTANT AS A HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION OF A N IMPORTANT EVENT

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, August 7, 2001

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Sean Ascione "NjLt" (Toms River, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desert Storm Diary: An American Soldier's Personal Record of the Gulf War in Words and Pictures (Hardcover)

While there are some good quotes in this book, I don't think this book is really about the Gulf War. It is more about a soldier's struggle to deal with his duties. I will not criticize the author for his views on the army and the war itself, but the book really sheds little light on the war. The author is an artist educated at Columbus College of Art and Design, from my reading he is against the war. There a couple of good photographs but most of them are of troops and trucks sitting in the desert. This is not a book for someone looking for a comprehensive look at the Gulf War.