Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743244916 (0743244915)
Publish date: December 16th 2003
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
I read this back in 2005 on the recommendation of a coworker of mine at the previous job, a former marine himself, who described it as "that is the way it is." It is interesting and moving at times. It is a very fast read with dark humor as well as depressing moments. Probably more young people shou...
A very effective, intimate story of war as told from the point of view of a grunt.