Generation Kill
by Evan Wright
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Author: Evan WrightEdition: Paperback
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0425224740
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Book Review: A human story in a time of war
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read Evan Wright's original Rolling Stone series "The Killer Elite" last summer I could not wait for this book to hit the shelves - and I wasn't disappointed. Mr Wright takes the reader into the true heart of darkness that exists in any combat situation - the dirt and bullets, the long spells of ennui punctuated by the teeth-chattering adrenaline rush when facing enemy fire - but adds to this the human face of the soldiers involved. This is the real beauty of the book, when Wright describes the men of 1st Recon with whom he rode shotgun. They are fleshed out beings, not mere cyphers, with all the grace and failing of any of us, and I found it impossible not to empathise with them at certain times throughout the book. Wright also avoids depicting a one-sided view of this conflict - one particular incident, involving a young Bedouin shepherd and a possibly fatal gunshot wound, stuck in my mind for weeks after I read it.I enjoyed this book above the many others I've read about the war in Iraq for the very reasons I've outlined above - a beautifully descriptive narrative which places the reader smack-bang in the Humvee along with the team; and characters - no, real people (Person, Espera, Fick, Garza and Colbert - gentlemen, it was an honour to make your acquaintance) whose humanity in a warzone has stayed with me ever since.
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