Journalist Examines 'What Wars Leave Behind'

By Steve Kraske,

Published July 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM CDT

While armed conflicts are ongoing, media coverage brings images and sounds from the center of war zones to the world. But what happens when the guns go silent and the combatants and media go home?

J. Malcolm Garcia looks at the people left to survive in the aftermath in his book, What Wars Leave Behind: The Faceless and the Forgotten. On Wednesday's Up to Date, the author talks with Steve Kraske about "the endless messiness of war and the failings of good intentions."

Guest:

J. Malcolm Garcia is a free-lance writer and author. He lives outside of Chicago.

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