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When the marines or "jarheads" are sent to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, 20-year-old Swofford is among them, shouldering a hundredpound pack and carrying a sniper rifle. This is the beginning of six months of sand-ridden hell, where the tortures are boredom and fear, and the enemy can be wearing tour uniform. Swofford learns that to go to war, men descend into their basest selves. In this memoir, Swofford weaves his war experience with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the myth of the Marines, and memories of battles with lovers and family.
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When the marines or "jarheads" are sent to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, 20-year-old Swofford is among them, shouldering a hundredpound pack and carrying a sniper rifle. This is the beginning of six months of sand-ridden hell, where the tortures are boredom and fear, and the enemy can be wearing tour uniform. Swofford learns that to go to war, men descend into their basest selves. In this memoir, Swofford weaves his war experience with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the myth of the Marines, and memories of battles with lovers and family.
Forlag Scribner
Utgivelsesår 2003
Format Heftet
ISBN13 9780743248204
EAN 9780743248204
Omtalt tid 1990-1999
Omtalt sted Irak
Omtalt person Anthony Swofford
Språk Engelsk
Sider 260
Utgave 1
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