Kurzbeschreibung
A harrowing yet inspiring portrait of a soldier in the Gulf War. "A scathingly honest and bleakly powerful book. A hugely disturbing insight into the minds of the very young men who long to go to war" William Boyd
Synopsis
Anthony Swofford's grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; and he - a directionless, testosterone-battered teenager - became a scout/sniper in the marines and fought in the Gulf War. His account of that time is also part of a lineage - after Wilfred Owen, Norman Mailer, Michael Herr and Tim O'Brien, it brings the raw and searing tradition of soldiers' stories up to date. A harrowing yet inspiring portrait of a tormented consciousness struggling for reconciliation and peace, JARHEAD is authentic, revelatory and brilliantly crafted.