Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War

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Summary: A compelling read
Review: No need to recap some of the excellent reviews on this work. It is a fine non-judgemental reporting job by the author who manages to provide solid character illumination whilst technically detailing the whizz bangery of modern weapons and leads the reader carefully through the minefield of chaotic battle situations. The work also reignites the commonplace observation that these boys with their toys may be in a circumstance sans gameboys, tv, drugs (in the main), cars, where their sense of community and comradeship is so strong it may end up being for most of them the most profound and rewarding experience of their lives as such a sense of community is absent in modern Western societies where you can drive encapsulated in your vehicle through suburb, city, and town, and see no one walking, or congregating. As the author notes, in the town he comes from, many are on mood lightening medication to help them cope with neighbours or queues at the supermarket. These boys - 19 years old, with most in the early twenties are admirable citizens for the most part - and their battle experiences make for a compelling read.

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Summary: a great portrayel of the war
Review: stupendus. it has too much wordyness but great anyways.

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Summary: Great read!
Review: This book is excellent. I have a younger brother in the Marines in Iraq, so I just wanted to read something that would give me an ideal of what it's like over there. I couldn't put this book down. The author did a great job in detailing what he saw (the sandstorm, berms, the casualties, ambushes, etc.). The guys he wrote about are great and are true warriors and funny at times.

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