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Author: Evan Wright
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book

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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.1

ISBN: 0425224740
Dewey Decimal Number: 956
EAN: 9780425224748
ASIN: 0425224740

Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
In the tradition of Black Hawk Down and Jarhead comes a searing portrait of young men fighting a modern-day war.

A powerhouse work of nonfiction, Generation Kill expands on Evan Wright's acclaimed three-part series that appeared in Rolling Stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of First Recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. This elite unit, nicknamed "First Suicide Battalion," searched out enemy fighters by racing ahead of American battle forces and literally driving into suspected ambush points.

Evan Wright lived on the front lines with this platoon from the opening hours of combat, to the fall of Baghdad, through the start of the guerrilla war. He was welcomed into their ranks, and from this bird's-eye perspective he tells the unsettling story of young men trained by their country to be ruthless killers. He chronicles the triumphs and horrors-physical, moral, emotional, and spiritual-that these marines endured while achieving victory in a war many questioned before it began. Wright's book is a timely account of war; even more important, it is a timeless description of the human drama taking place on today's battlefields. Written with brutal honesty, raw intensity, and startling intimacy, Generation Kill is destined to become a classic and take its place in the canon of the most captivating and authentic works of war literature.

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great book February 6, 2010
Richard Valleroy (Saint Louis, MO, US)
simply a great book very realistic and insightful i truly enjoyed every page

4 out of 5 stars

generation kill or gen x killers February 6, 2010
C. A. Beckerleg (Toowoomba, Queensland Australia)
the frightening thing is that these individuals will be let loose on the streets of america when released from service. one would hope that suitable deprogramming occurs before that happens. PTSD is less likely to be a problem with this crew who have been brought up zapping enemies on electronic game toys etc and suitably desensitised in so doing. where to for gen Y? I am an ex-serviceman (Australian Army 1965-1997).

5 out of 5 stars

Generation Kill January 24, 2010
Humanvegetable (USA)
A journalist, Evan Wright, follows First Recon Battalion through their initial push through Iraq during 2003. The book depicts the US Marines as they are and that's what I love the most. It doesn't sugar coat anything. Marines are people with a twisted sense of humor.

This book describes what happened as it happened. If you're not a big reader then just watch the TV mini-series. You essentially get the entire experience with the except of a detail or two here or there.

2 out of 5 stars

This is No Masterpiece January 12, 2010
G. Kent (Salt Lake City, Utah USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I read this book right after reading Mark Bowden's masterpiece, Black Hawk Down. As an author, there is no comparison between Bowden and Wright. Wright's attempt at documenting his Iraq experiences is amateurish at best, little more than formalizing a poorly written journal. He delights to explain in great detail what it is like to defecate in full battle gear, an indication he doesn't have much to say by way of substance. His book is filled with this type of minutiae, selectively including quote after quote from soldiers that reinforce the title of his book, Generation Kill. This book is a great disappointment if you are expecting something on the level of Black Hawk Down.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Depiction December 26, 2009
Steven M. Walker (Phoenix, AZ)
Fantastically written book. I have been unable to put it down since I got it! I'm strongly considering doing the six or seven part mini-series after reading this book.

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