A Florida National Guardsman who served in Iraq describes how he was called to active duty shortly after his marriage and two credits before he graduated from college, recounting his unit's experiences during and after the fall of Baghdad, a period marked by terror, camaraderie, and disillusionment. 40,000 first printing.
A shattering account of the war that changed his life. ("People") It's f***ing dynamite... Like Michael Herr in "Dispatches", Crawford really has it down. He's got it nailed. (Thom Jones, author of "The Pugilist at Rest") A moving, harrowing, bold and bitterly beautiful vision of the horror of war and the Americans dying in it. ("Florida Times-Union")
Potent Crawford tells tales that bring human dimensions to his situation.
The New York Times A National Guardsman who never expected to see battle writes a shattering account of the war that changed his life. People
"Tremendous...An incredibly gripping book, and incredibly well-written. It's a remarkable story...I commend [Crawford] not only for his service, but for the account of it, which is really a wonderful read." Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
"Harrowing and exquisite." Time
"Takes its place among the very best tales of men at war it rings with the raw emotional energies of truth and anger and sadness." The New Orleans Times-Picayune
It's f***ing dynamite Like Michael Herr in Dispatches, Crawford really has it down. He s got it nailed. Thom Jones, author of The Pugilist at Rest
Crawford is a wonderfully descriptive writer and reading this book feels like climbing into a Humvee to patrol Baghdad in 130-degree heat. Minneapolis Star Tribune
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"Potent...Crawford tells tales that bring human dimensions to his situation."
--The New York Times"A National Guardsman who never expected to see battle writes a shattering account of the war that changed his life." --People
"Tremendous...An incredibly gripping book, and incredibly well-written. It's a remarkable story...I commend [Crawford] not only for his service, but for the account of it, which is really a wonderful read."--Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
"Harrowing and exquisite."
--Time "Takes its place among the very best tales of men at war
--it rings with the raw emotional energies of truth and anger and sadness."
--The New Orleans Times-Picayune "It's f***ing dynamite... Like Michael Herr in Dispatches, Crawford really has it down. He's got it nailed." --Thom Jones, author of
The Pugilist at Rest"Crawford is a wonderfully descriptive writer--and reading this book feels like climbing into a Humvee to patrol Baghdad in 130-degree heat." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
