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    As They Were
    As They Were
    As They Were
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    As They Were

    By M. J. Mobley

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    A company of infantryman is one of the most powerful and versatile weapons at a nation's disposal. Capable of any number of tasks assigned to them, these are men for whom the mission always comes first. These are men of honor, men of loyalty, created for one purpose: destroy the enemies of their nation in armed conflict. But what happens when divisions begin to become evident in the heart and soul of these men? What happens when they begin to question their creation, question their reality, and question all they have been trained to hold dear?

    For the commander of Combat Outpost Chemera, these questions become all too real when events begin to spiral out of control during operations in several isolated mountain villages in the war-torn nation they have been sent to occupy. Boredom, poor decision making, treasonous actions, and the grim reality of death lurking around every corner send the captain spiraling into his books, into his childhood memories, and into an examination of his military career.

    How were we meant to live our lives? What gives us real purpose? Sometimes the experience of war is the only way to find the answer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateApr 29, 2022
    ISBN9781666796179
    As They Were
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    M. J. Mobley

    M.J. Mobley is a Tolstoyan, Pacifist, Christian writer whose work focuses on the militaristic violence of nationalist culture, dismantling the heroic tropes of war poetry, and Christian spirituality. His military career spanned 23 years-- to include multiple combat tours--with service from everything as an Infantry Team Leader, Reconnaissance Team Leader, and Drill Sergeant to Platoon Leader, Company Commander, and Staff Officer in various Airborne Infantry units. M.J. is the author of the novel As They Were and the poetry collection Four Dispositions of War. He currently lives in East Tennessee and, when not writing, tries to escape the modern world by running in the mountains near his home.

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