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Jarhead

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Jarhead: a marine's chronicle of the gulf war

By Anthony Swofford

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About the book

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 ...Show more

Autobiography: historical, political and military

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9780743248617

Publisher

Scribner

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Jarhead

Format

Paperback

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