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Generation Kill | 
 enlarge | Author: Evan Wright
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  174 reviews
Sales Rank: 1980
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0425224740
Dewey Decimal Number: 956
EAN: 9780425224748
ASIN: 0425224740
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
In the tradition of Black Hawk Down and Jarhead comes a searing portrait of young men fighting a modern-day war.
A powerhouse work of nonfiction, Generation Kill expands on Evan Wright's acclaimed three-part series that appeared in Rolling Stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of First Recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. This elite unit, nicknamed "First Suicide Battalion," searched out enemy fighters by racing ahead of American battle forces and literally driving into suspected ambush points.
Evan Wright lived on the front lines with this platoon from the opening hours of combat, to the fall of Baghdad, through the start of the guerrilla war. He was welcomed into their ranks, and from this bird's-eye perspective he tells the unsettling story of young men trained by their country to be ruthless killers. He chronicles the triumphs and horrors-physical, moral, emotional, and spiritual-that these marines endured while achieving victory in a war many questioned before it began. Wright's book is a timely account of war; even more important, it is a timeless description of the human drama taking place on today's battlefields. Written with brutal honesty, raw intensity, and startling intimacy, Generation Kill is destined to become a classic and take its place in the canon of the most captivating and authentic works of war literature.
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 A great few from the frontlines. October 13, 2008
This is a must read. I couldn't put it down. It finished it in two days and I've gone back and read it again to make sure I didn't miss out on it since I went through it so quickly. It was great to see the soldier's experience and not the politicians view point. I'm sure there were still a lot of things that were left out due to censorship, but it was still a great read.
War Reportage October 12, 2008
While not as deep and emotional as Micheal Herr's Dispatches, Generation Kill still provides a great look into one facet of America's war in Iraq, the tip of the spear the 1St Marine Recon following the doctrine of maneuver warfare.
However it is one facet and one reporters viewpoint on a highly complicated war, deeper understanding would be found in Fear Up Harsh (intelligence and interrogation) and House to House (Battle of Fallujah) as well as Fiasco: War in Iraq.
Great look into the Clusterf%$k the Iraq war is. October 12, 2008
That author did a fantastic job of interviewing the soldiers and getting the truth behind the mistakes and horrible leadership.
It was a great series on HBO and a must read book.
Required reading September 29, 2008
This book provided wonderful insight into what our troops were and are thinking. Everyone should read this to truly understand the quagmire that is Iraq and the boondoggle created by this administration. Thank you Evan Wright for being there and capturing so eloquently what needed to be brought to light.
Two Thumbs Up September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this because I couldn't wait for the series to finish on HBO. I was not disappointed. Well written and engaging. I also got Nathan Fick's book, which I liked even better.
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