Title:
Not in the Wind, Earthquake, or
Fire
Author:
Philip Sharp
Website:
http://www.windearthquakefire.com/
Genre:
Iraq War/Religion & Spirituality
ISBN-13:
978-1470159986
ISBN-10:
1470159988
Synopsis
Not
in the Wind, Earthquake, or Fire
is a book based on the journal Staff Sergeant Sharp wrote during his second
deployment to Iraq from 2006 to 2007. The setting is in what was known as the
"Triangle of Death", a hot bed of activity and sanctuary for the insurgency. The
Iraqis called it, "The Graveyard of the Americans". During this deployment 21
soldiers from Task Force Polar Bear (4-31 Infantry, Fort Drum, NY) were killed,
3 were captured, and far more were wounded. It is in these conditions that Staff
Sergeant Sharp recorded his events, reflected on the reality of life, and vented
over the circumstances. You will see the daily life of combat soldiers and the
conditions they worked under. Not in the
Wind, Earthquake, or Fire is not just a book about the Iraq War; it is also
a testimony of a soldier's walk with God during those times. Philip Sharp
carefully recounts many spiritual lessons that he learned while deployed and
appeals to the reader to see God in their everyday
circumstances.
Philip
Sharp has served for 20 years in the US Army Infantry during which he graduated
from Ranger School, completed 22 parachute jumps, and served as a Drill
Sergeant. He has worked in a variety of locations to include South Korea and the
jungles of Panama. He deployed to Iraq three separate times from 2003 until
2010. He has published articles and war game simulations in Strategy &
Tactics magazine and currently is a contributing columnist for Modern War
magazine. Philip is retired from active duty service and now lives in West
Virginia with his wife Heather and four children were they are creating an
all-natural farm and serving in church ministries.
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