Book : Generation Kill Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America,.

-Titulo Original : Generation Kill Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, And The New Face Of American War

-Fabricante :

G.P. Putnams Sons

-Descripcion Original:

Based on Evan Wrights National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new pop-culture breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears-soldiers raised on hip hop, video games and The Real World. Cocky, brave, headstrong, wary and mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional and moral horrors ahead, the “First Suicide Battalion” would spearhead the blitzkrieg on Iraq, and fight against the hardest resistance Saddam had to offer.Hailed as “one of the best books to come out of the Iraq war”(Financial Times), Generation Kill is the funny, frightening, and profane firsthand account of these remarkable men, of the personal toll of victory, and of the randomness, brutality and camaraderie of a new American War. Review “A pungently written combat narrative and a close-range study of a bunch of twentysomething warriors trying to get a handle on who they are.”-Time“Nuanced and grounded in details often overlooked in daily journalistic accounts...A complex portrait of able young men raised on video games and trained as killers.”-The New York Times“A stellar reporting achievement...Think Black Hawk Down or Michael Herrs Dispatches.”-ottawa Citizen“Shockingly honest.”-Entertainment Weekly“Visceral, sometimes shocking...a brutally honest acount of Americas latest generation to experiencethe stark, horrifying realities of warfare.”-Boston Herald“Sidesteps Greatest Generation cliches to find the unexpected-a self-described ‘Marine Corps killer’ who listens to Barry Manilow, a corporal who compares a gunfight to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”-The Washington PostWright wrote about [his] experience in a three-part series in Rolling Stone that was hailed for its evocative, accurate war reporting. This book, a greatly expanded version of that series, matches its accomplishment. Wright is a perceptive reporter...a personality-driven, readable and insightful look at the Iraq wars first month from the Marine grunts point of view.. pelling portraits...a vivid, well-drawn picture.”-Publishers Weekly“The language is blue, the blood red, and the action explosive. This may be the book of the Iraqi engagement.”-Richmond Times-Dispatch About the Author Evan Wright is the author of Hella Nation and Generation Kill, the basis of the HBO® miniseries for which he served as co-writer. Wright earned his degree in medieval and Renaissance studies from Vassar College, an education he soon put work at Hustler magazine, where he served as “Entertainment Editor.” In the late 1990s he began writing feature articles for Rolling Stone focused on youth subcultures, from radical environmentalists to skinheads to sorority girls. His work is characterized by immersion in his subjects worlds, detailed reporting and dark humor.After 9/ll he pitched his editor on the idea that since the US military was “basically another youth subculture,” he ought to be writing about it. Generation Kill received numerous awards, including the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the Los Angeles Times book award, a PEN USA literary prize and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundations award for “Best History of the Marine Corps.”Wright has covered the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards, one for reporting on the war in Iraq in Rolling Stone and the other for a profile published in Vanity Fair. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. PROLOGUEIts another Iraqi town, nameless to the Marines racing down the main drag in Humvees, blowing it to pieces. Were flanked on both sides by a jumble of walled, two-story mud-brick buildings, with Iraqi gunmen concea