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Blood Brothers: Among the Soldiers of Ward 57 Hardcover – October 3, 2006

by Michael Weisskopf (Author)

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A powerful account of eighteen months in the lives of three soldiers and a
journalist, all patients in Ward 57, Walter Reed's amputee wing

Time magazine's Michael Weisskopf was riding through Baghdad in the back of U.S. Army Humvee, an embedded reporter alongside soldiers from the 1st Armored Division, when he heard a metallic thunk. Looking down, he saw a small, dark object rolling inches from his feet. He reached down and took it in his hand. Then everything went black.

Weisskopf lost his hand and was sent for treatment to Ward 57 at Walter Reed Medical Center, the wing of the armed forces hospital reserved for amputees. There he crossed paths with Pete Damon, Luis Rodriguez, and Bobby Isaacs, three soldiers whose stories he learned during months in the ward. Alongside these men, Weisskopf navigated the bewildering process of recovery and reentry, and began reconciling life before that day in Baghdad with everything that would follow his release.

Blood Brothers is the story of this difficult passage--for Weiss-kopf, Damon, Rodriguez, Isaacs, and hundreds of others--a story that began with healthy men heading off to a war zone, and continued through the months in Ward 57 as they prepared their minds and bodies for a different life than the one they left. A chronicle of devastation and recovery, this is a deeply affecting portrait of the private aftermath of combat casualties.

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Reporter Weisskopf, at 58, was accompanying a patrol in Baghdad in 2003 when he picked up a grenade that flew into his Humvee. This book relates the consequences, beginning with a detailed account of a medic's emergency treatment of Weisskopf's shattered hand, his speedy transport to an aid station, helicopter flight to a front-line hospital, flight to the trauma center in Germany and, finally, to amputee Ward 57 of Washington's Walter Reed Hospital. Readers quickly learn that amputees make up 3% of Iraq's wounded—twice that of previous wars—thanks to the Kevlar helmets and sturdy body armor that protect all but the soldier's limbs from otherwise fatal explosions. Besides recounting his own successful recovery from the trauma of losing a hand, Weisskopf adds stories of three American soldiers who also endured months of torment before adjusting to new lives, though they were not necessarily typical. Other patients mentioned in passing do very badly. Pain is universal; many amputees suffer numerous operations and take narcotics for years. Modern prostheses are ingenious but heavy and difficult to use. Readers with a low tolerance for inspirational stories will still find plenty of technical and medical details of one tragic, little-publicized consequence of the Iraq war. (Oct. 3)
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Prizewinning Time reporter Weisskopf went to Iraq embedded with the First Armored Division. One day he picked up a strange object from the bottom of his vehicle--and woke up with his right hand missing. His next journey was to Ward 57, the amputee ward, of Walter Reed Hospital. He skillfully depicts his own experiences and those of his wardmates, making it clear that even today amputation entails a particularly acute form of post--traumatic stress disorder, to say nothing of the physical pain involved, and having to learn all over again to use the muscles of more than the affected limb. Nor, even in an era when each casualty can be given painstaking care, is Walter Reed, the army's flagship hospital, free of red tape and personnel who--and this is putting it delicately--lack a bedside manner. This thoroughly distinguished addition to the literature on the Iraq War adds further distinction to Weisskopf's career, which he plans to continue to the best of his remaining abilities. Roland Green
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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.; 1St Edition edition (October 3, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805078606
ISBN-13: 978-0805078602
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 17 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #398 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Military > Afghan & Iraq Wars > Iraq War
- #937 in Books > History > Military > Iraq War
- #10098 in Books > History > Military > United States

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Not my favorite read, but I guess that's just the subject ...

ByEMon March 21, 2016

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Author pulls at my heart strings in a way that is making it hard for me to finish reading it. He knows how to play up each survivor's tragedy in a way that will make you choke up - every time. Not my favorite read, but I guess that's just the subject matter!

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Very Good.

ByR. Toomeyon June 6, 2009

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As an occupational therapy student I was required to read this book, to hopefully give us some perspective and insight into what some of our future clients may be dealing with.

I loved the content of the book. I felt that it laid out what these men went through after serving over seas. The only big issue that I had for the book was all the jumping around. It is incredibly hard to keep track of all the men Weisskopf talks about when he jumps from one person to another in the same chapter. But since that is an editorial thing and not a content issue, I am giving it 4 stars simply because of the difficulty of the reading.

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Incredible insight helps the author share this story

ByJP Clarkon May 10, 2007

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As an amputee for the past 4 years or so, I know a few things about the story told by this book. But I was unprepared to be as moved as I was. Michael not only tells the story of how, but he digs deeper into the demons that made him and Pete so much more real.

I don't have war experience, I just had a simple accident. The demons these men fight to get to a place where they can accept the things that happened make this a very powerful story. I highly recommend it to anyone. And I've recommended it to several close friends in hopes they might better understand what it's like to loose part of yourself.

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Poignant True Story by Journalist Gravely Injured in Iraq

BySarah L. Bateson June 23, 2009

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Michael Weisskopf's true story about his coverage of Iraq during which he comes under fire and loses his hand draws the reader into his life and keeps him there till the last page. The grisly facts and the heroic military men he meets throughout his journey not only shed light on the sad truths of war, but place the reader directly into Michael's shoes. A great read for anyone wanting to know what really happens to soldiers in a contemporary war.

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Five Stars

Bycindypon June 23, 2016

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Great Book!

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Great Book

ByRobert Teedon June 12, 2014

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I was over their and was hurt myself and it brought back alot. This is the first real book I have read thats both a military and civilian's point of view.

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Fantastic Read!

ByT. McGrawon January 2, 2008

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Have some kleenex handy. A very well written book. My husband loved it, too.

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Blood Brothers

ByDale H. Mishkinon January 9, 2007

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Blood Brothers is highly readable. Michael Weiskopf gives a rare account, as both insider and outsider, of the physical and emotional struggles of individuals to deal with traumatic amputation. He also gives us a glimpse into how the U.S. military deals with its own, as well as political ramifications. Blood Brothers is enjoyable and informative.