House to House
Encyclopedia
House to House: A Soldier's Memoir is a 2007 memoir
by Iraq War veteran and Silver Star
winner David Bellavia
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about the actions of Staff Sergeant
David Bellavia during the second Battle of Fallujah. The book was released in 2007 and goes in-depth to describe the horrible conditions of battle and the feelings that he experiences when fighting for his life in hand-to-hand combat. Throughout much of the book Staff Sergeant
Bellavia is torn between his family, and the armed forces. SSG Bellavia also speaks of how the Top Brass seemed to have been detached from the reality of the battle on the ground.
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
by Iraq War veteran and Silver Star
Silver Star
The Silver Star is the third-highest combat military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States armed forces for valor in the face of the enemy....
winner David Bellavia
David Bellavia
David Bellavia is an American Iraq War veteran who was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star, three Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross...
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Summary
House to House is an autobiographyAutobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
about the actions of Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
David Bellavia during the second Battle of Fallujah. The book was released in 2007 and goes in-depth to describe the horrible conditions of battle and the feelings that he experiences when fighting for his life in hand-to-hand combat. Throughout much of the book Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
Bellavia is torn between his family, and the armed forces. SSG Bellavia also speaks of how the Top Brass seemed to have been detached from the reality of the battle on the ground.