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Rule Number Two

Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital

Full Description

When Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft's twin son and daughter were fifteen months old, she was deployed to Iraq. A clinical psychologist in the US Navy, Kraft's job was to uncover the wounds of war that a surgeon would never see. She put away thoughts of her children back home, acclimated to the sound of incoming rockets, and learned how to listen to the most traumatic stories a war zone has to offer. ... more

About Author

Heidi Squier Kraft received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1996. After several years as a flight psychologist with the US Navy, she gave birth to twins in 2002. In February 2004, she deployed to Iraq for seven months. She left active duty in March 2005 after nine years in the Navy, and is now Deputy Program Coordinator, US Navy Combat Stress Control. She lives in San Diego with her husband and kids.

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Critical Praise

"Rule Number Two is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. It made me weep. It made me laugh. It made me proud. It is funny, sad, sweet, and powerful. It is this war's M*A*S*H."
-Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (ret.), author of On Killing and On Combat

"Dr. Heidi Kraft shows what it takes to do clinical mental health work in a war zone the wisdom os Solomon, the practicality of Edison, the wit of Danny Kaye, and the iron of Chesty Puller."
-Jonathan Shay, MD, PhD, author of Achilles in Vietnam and Odysseus in America

"Heidi Kraft has given us a rare, insightful look into today's battlefield. It is personal, emotional, and unique. She captures a perspective that only a psychologist, mother, and officer on the front lines can describe. Every American needs to read this."
-General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (ret.), former commander of U.S. Central Command

Little Brown and Company
Category:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
Format:
HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date:
10/24/2007
Price:
$23.99
ISBN:
9780316067904
Pages:
256
Size:
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
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