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- Publication Date
- 2019-03-01
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781640120365
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
164012036X
ISBN-13
9781640120365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038598079
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shattered Minds : How the Pentagon Fails Our Troops with Faulty Helmets
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Emergency Medicine, Public Policy / Military Policy, Public Affairs & Administration, Industrial Health & Safety, Military / United States
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Medical, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
23.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-028080
Reviews
"No one is better than Dina Rasor and Bob Bauman in connecting the intricacies of the Pentagon's politics of budget and bureaucracy with real-world consequences for the men and women who wear United States uniforms and fight the nation's wars. Their latest project gives the startling details of how the bureaucracy has failed in providing that most basic part of a soldier's protective gear, the helmet. Dina's and Bob's previous work has been highly influential, and this should be too."--James Fallows, national correspondent for the Atlantic, "Rasor and Bauman weave together the gripping stories of individuals who were all determined to provide a helmet that would better protect our troops from traumatic brain injury. If you really want to 'support the troops,' read this book."--Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, "Riveting and horrifying. We are used to learning about multibillion dollar defense procurement scandals, but that our military leadership could not, or would not, provide troops on the front lines with something as basic as an effective helmet is truly shocking. Shattered Minds should be required reading for Congress, the press, and concerned citizens everywhere."--Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor for Harper's, "You go to war with the helmet you have, not the one you wish you had. . . . [This is] the infuriating story of how a sclerotic U.S. military bureaucracy has failed to protect young troops from traumatic brain injury after they answered their nation's call in the wake of 9/11. For anyone who has ever worn a U.S. military helmet, or loved someone who has, this book will hurt your head. For the rest of us, it's a traumatic heart injury."--Mark Thompson, former reporter for Time, "Dina Rasor and Robert Bauman are some of the most experienced and tenacious advocates in America. Year after year, Dina and Bob have been sounding the alarm and demanding accountability on behalf of our troops and veterans. They have changed policies and helped save lives. And they always have our back. Dina's and Bob's critical voices must be heard--now more than ever."--Paul Rieckhoff, CEO and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and author of Chasing Ghosts
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
623.441
Table Of Content
Foreword, by Perry Jefferies Introduction Abbreviations Authors' Note 1. Hard-Headed Marines 2. Twisted Logic 3. Moment of Truth 4. Blowback 5. Whistleblower's Nightmare 6. The Tinkerer and His Unique Foam 7. Mr. Helmet 8. Shut Out 9. Cost More Important Than the Troops? 10. Search for Justice 11. The New York Lawyer 12. Operation Helmet Becomes a Force 13. Feds Move In 14. Breakthrough for the Troops 15. Small Victory, Large Defeat 16. Army Resistance 17. Cut and Paste 18. Damage Control 19. Negotiation 20. Settlement 21. Just Give Me What I Want 22. Kafkaesque Nightmare 23. Fallout 24. Delamination 25. Won't Work Unless You Wear It 26. Intransigent 27. Too Little, Too Late 28. Back to the Future 29. The Bureaucratic Wall Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index
Synopsis
Shattered Minds is the first book to investigate how American military bureaucracies have let our troops down by failing to upgrade one of the most important pieces of personal safety equipment: the combat helmet. Two longtime employees of North Dakota defense contractor Sioux Manufacturing discovered that the required density of the Kevlar material woven into the netting of combat helmets was being shorted. After bringing their discovery to the attention of management, their boss, rather than cleaning up the illegal practice, accused them of having an adulterous affair. Both employees were fired, leading to a lawsuit and a court judgment in their favor that eventually brought the company's bad-faith practices to light. Around the same time, a separate whistleblower, a retired Navy doctor, was pulled into a bizarre struggle with Army and Marine bureaucracies when he discovered from his Marine grandson that the protective webbing inside the military helmets was inadequate. Why was the military so resistant to upgrading the most essential piece of gear to protect soldiers from traumatic brain injury? Interweaving these two whistleblower stories, Robert H. Bauman and Dina Rasor explain why the military, despite news coverage and congressional hearings on the faulty helmet, continued to do the indefensible. They also suggest how the public, the press, and military institutions can remedy the problem to give U.S. troops effective helmets when serving to protect their country.
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UC503.B38 2019
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