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Ok, so this book has become my recent obsession. You see, I have this thing for war books, specifically modern war books. Generation Kill is one of the better modern war books that I have read in a long time. It's not a cautionary tale, or even a tale about the difficulty of military life. This is just simply the story of the First Recon Battalion of the United States Marine Core and their experience in the opening days of the war in Iraq.
Told by Evan Wright, a staff reporter at Rolling Stone Magazine, the book originally started as a series of articles back in 2003 called "The Killer Elite". The articles spawned the book and more recently the critically acclaimed 8 part HBO series (here's looking at you Alexander Skarsgard and Rudy Reyes).
The book itself is actually quite funny, and more often than not, without even trying to be. I frequently found myself laughing out loud while reading it. This of course has now lead to everyone on my train route thinking I'm insane for finding anything funny in a book titled "Generation Kill". All in all, this is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. I guarantee that after reading it, you will have a hard time not telling everyone to "stay frosty".
Told by Evan Wright, a staff reporter at Rolling Stone Magazine, the book originally started as a series of articles back in 2003 called "The Killer Elite". The articles spawned the book and more recently the critically acclaimed 8 part HBO series (here's looking at you Alexander Skarsgard and Rudy Reyes).
The book itself is actually quite funny, and more often than not, without even trying to be. I frequently found myself laughing out loud while reading it. This of course has now lead to everyone on my train route thinking I'm insane for finding anything funny in a book titled "Generation Kill". All in all, this is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. I guarantee that after reading it, you will have a hard time not telling everyone to "stay frosty".
Reread. A hard read after evan wright's death but just as moving, provoking, and important as the first time i read it 9 years ago.
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Skutečně čtivá dnes již historická kniha, navíc zajímavý pohled do psychologie americké armády.
Skutečně čtivá dnes již historická kniha, navíc zajímavý pohled do psychologie americké armády.
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A personal, in-depth look at the "tip of the spear" invasion force in Iraq. Observant and detailed yet never dry or dull - I feel like I know each and every man described. I saw a couple of episodes of the HBO miniseries prior to starting the book, and the text is so descriptive that I can't distinguish in my mind scenes I've read from scenes I watched on film. A bonus for me is that the book makes no arguments whatsoever pro- or anti-war - it just describes events and people.
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adventurous
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