In much the same way as Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” has become the go-to book about the Viet Nam war experience, this one may become the go-to novel about the Iraq war. Each character is unique and brings with him stories which create real time experiences for the reader. The tale travel...
This book nails it: both the feeling of conflict and the conclusion of duty back home. I’m impressed at the realistic inclusion of both officer and enlisted, especially both sexes, male and female. The repeated exposure to war, though not completely understandable or always justified, has both physi...
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review. This is an amazing book. Michael Pitre is this generation's Philip Caputo or Tim O'Brien. Fives and Twenty-Fives follow the many wars that a veteran fights- not only on the war they fought in their campaign theater but the ones ...
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