{"product_id":"generation-kill-9780425200407","title":"Generation Kill","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on Evan Wright's National Magazine Award-winning story in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWithin 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Real World\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as “one of the best books to come out of the Iraq war”(\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eGeneration Kill\u003c\/i\u003e is the funny, frightening, and profane f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eThe New York Times\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A stellar reporting achievement...Think \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e or Michael Herr's \u003ci\u003eDispatches\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eottawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shockingly honest.”—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Visceral, sometimes shocking...a brutally honest acount of America's latest generation to experiencethe stark, horrifying realities of warfare.”—\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Sidesteps Greatest Generation clichés to find the unexpected—a self-described ‘Marine Corps killer’ who listens to Barry Manilow, a corporal who compares a gunfight to \u003ci\u003eGrand Theft Auto: Vice City\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWright wrote about [his] experience in a three-part series in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e 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 war's first month from the Marine grunt's point of view...compelling portraits...a vivid, well-drawn picture.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The language is blue, the blood red, and the action explosive. This may be \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003ebook of the Iraqi engagement.”—\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525230633303,"sku":"9780425200407","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780425200407.jpg?v=1731859733","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/generation-kill-9780425200407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}