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Drawing upon a wealth of original testimonies, this book investigates the status of convicted military veterans in the United Kingdom post 9/11 and provides a comprehensive criminological analysis of the experiences of war and life after it.

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Introduction: Veterans, Violence and Vulnerability, 1. In Search of a Veteran; Criminology, Victimology, Criminal Justice and Beyond, 2. Aspirations of War: Narrating Pre-Military Subjectivities and 'Sentencing the Self', 3. In Excess; Narrations of Basic Training and the Production of Excessive Political Categories, 4. Bringing Bodies to Violence: Narrating Combat Minds and Bodies, 5. Incarcerated Peace: Narrating Homecomings, Prison and Probation, 6. Operation Boomerang: Embodying the War Paradigm, Conclusion: Re-Imagining the Veteran