Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Nov 2005 · Simon and Schuster
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“Searing…combines the black humor of Catch-22 with the savagery of Full Metal Jacket.” —The New York Times
“Jarhead will go down with the best books on military life.” —Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down
“A brutally honest memoir…gut-wrenching frontline reportage.” —Entertainment Weekly
In his New York Times bestselling memoir of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the U.S. Marines—or "jarheads"—were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
“Jarhead will go down with the best books on military life.” —Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down
“A brutally honest memoir…gut-wrenching frontline reportage.” —Entertainment Weekly
In his New York Times bestselling memoir of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the U.S. Marines—or "jarheads"—were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
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4.4
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james tulino
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March 25, 2014
The book would be better, but he spends too much time talking about his sex romps, in this case the movie is better than the book
A Google user
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December 22, 2011
An excellent book especially if you are a veteran.
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August 30, 2018
I was not expecting this .
About the author
Anthony Swofford served in a U.S. Marine Corps Surveillance and Target Acquisition/Scout-Sniper platoon during the Gulf War. After the war, he was educated at American River College; the University of California, Davis; and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has taught at the University of Iowa and Lewis and Clark College. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, Men's Journal, The Iowa Review, and other publications. A Michener-Copernicus Fellowship recipient, he lives in New York.
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