The last third of Phil Nerges’s book Iraq Journal--Sketches form the Contracting Life, is about transition. He made it out alive and within 3 years compiled a book for contractors and their families. Otherwise, no literature seemed to be around to reflect their stories. … [Read more...]
Phil Nerges: The People at Ground Level
November 3, 2011 By
Why are there not more books about the stories of modern day ‘camp followers’? Work opportunities with the US military were take up by roughly 50,000 strangers – civilian contractors in the alien landscape of Iraq. Details of daily life compiled by Phil Nerges who spent two years on the … [Read more...]
