Wright, Evan. Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War.(Book Review) : An article from: Naval War College Review

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Wright, Evan. Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War.(Book Review) : An article from: Naval War College Review
Reed Bonadonna
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Release Date: 2005-10-11

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Title: Wright, Evan. Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War.(Book Review)
Author: Reed Bonadonna
Publication: Naval War College Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: U.S. Naval War College
Volume: 58 Issue: 1 Page: 166(3)

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GENERATION KILL:Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War

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Great account of Recon Marines during the invasion of Iraq
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GENERATION KILL:Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War

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Within hours of 9/11, America's war on terrorism fell to those like the 23 Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears-soldiers raised on hip hop, Internet porn, Marilyn Manson, video games and The Real World, a band of born-again Christians, dopers, Buddhists, and New Agers who gleaned their precepts from kung fu movies and Oprah Winfrey. 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.

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.

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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.......2007-10-07

The author was embedded with a marine unit and gives us the details of how they functioned in Iraq. This book isn't really left or right though this certainly isn't some Rambo propaganda. The soldiers are well-trained but have to deal with idiot commanders and murky mission goals.

A fascinating read.

Great account of Recon Marines during the invasion of Iraq.......2007-09-24

Very good book. Great narration. No BS. No corny battle-talk, just the truth as witnessed by this closely knit group of recon marines, which by the way, you will feel like you know each one personally by the time you're finished with the book. I can't wait for the next book from this guy. Highly recommeneded.

A Study in Journalistic Malpractice?.......2007-09-04

I'm an embedded journalist, writing this review from Camp Fallujah where I just got done talking to Marines from 1st Recon, the unit profiled in this book. I'll admit, I found this book a gripping read at points but the thing I can't figure out is why every Marine I've spoken to at 1st Recon loathes this book and feels that it is a gross misrepresentation of their unit and everyone on the civilian side thinks this is the best book yet to emerge from the Iraq war. The question I keep coming back to with this book is, what loyalty do you have to your sources? Isn't the journalistic contract predicated on trying to be responsible to the story and your sources?

When I re-read this book I think there's some really great material in it--some classic American types, guys who love their guns more than their wives, some really exquisite profanity and moments of great humor--but I think Wright's grasp of the larger military/tactical piece of the story is really weak and his treatment of several characters in the book is very poor. Beyond the estimable platoon commander Lieutenant Fick, virtually every officer in the book is depicted as a buffoon or a self-deluded idiot. It doesn't appear as if Wright did even the most rudimentary follow-up with anyone from the unit to try to balance his story (A strange thing because I happen to know that Wright lives less than two hour's drive from 1st Recon's stateside base, Camp Pendleton). Unfortunately, I think Wright fell victim to the same rush-to-print impulse that has ruined most of the books written about the war so far.

In sum, I find Wright's book and the prospect of it being adapted into an HBO miniseries really suspicious. I think this book confirms what a lot of Americans want to believe about the military and Marines in particular--that they're neanderthals, high-school dropouts, depraved anger management cases sent to do the nation's dirty work. (One sergeant from 1st Recon told me, "The book is like 'Marines Gone Wild,'") Is GENERATION KILL a fair profile? Is it responsible reportage? No and no.

I raise the issue of journalistic responsibillty here because Wright's hatchet job on 1st Recon has had made it harder for reporters to embed with certain Marine units. He's doubled the suspicions of already skeptical soldiers and Marines and put another brick in the wall that separates the media from the military, a wall that prevents true and accurate reporting about this war.

One last thing: When I first checked in to 1st Recon, I introduced myself to Charlie Company's operations chief, a Master Sergeant with almost twenty years in the Corps. When I told him I was a writer he stiffened up and said, "A writer? Ugh...I hate you guys." Later, when I asked around the battalion to try to figure out what was wrong with the Master Sergeant, an officer in his company gave me just two words: "Generation Kill."

Quick Read; Realistic Feel.......2007-08-21

Although never having experienced battle, is the best account I have read which puts the civilian in the field (or what I can only imagine is the most realistic). It will build appreciation for the day-to-day conditions our soldiers experience and for the chaos that ensues.

Reading Generation Kill.......2007-08-07

The book was a very good insight to what is expected of this generations warriors. It was a easy and fast read for me.

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"This book is one of the most outstanding of recent years in all the history of U.S. labor, and nearly alone in tackling the complexities at the cross-section of Left politics and unionism." --Paul Buhle, senior lecturer in American Civilization, Brown University, and co-editor of The Encyclopedia of the American Left

The American labor movement seemed poised on the threshold of unparalleled success at the beginning of the post-World War II era. Fourteen million strong in 1946, unions represented thirty five percent of non-agricultural workers. Why then did the gains made between the 1930s and the end of the war produce so few results by the 1960s?

This collection addresses the history of labor in the postwar years by exploring the impact of the global contest between the United States and the Soviet Union on American workers and labor unions. The essays focus on the actual behavior of Americans in their diverse workplaces and communities during the Cold War. Where previous scholarship on labor and the Cold War has overemphasized the importance of the Communist Party, the automobile industry, and Hollywood, this book focuses on politically moderate, conservative workers and union leaders, the medium-sized cities that housed the majority of the population, and the Roman Catholic Church. These are all original essays that draw upon extensive archival research and some upon oral history sources.

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American Labor and the Cold War: Grassroots Politics and Postwar Political Culture.(Book review): An article from: The Historian
Victor Silverman
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Title: American Labor and the Cold War: Grassroots Politics and Postwar Political Culture.(Book review)
Author: Victor Silverman
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Date: December 22, 2006
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2005 state of the industry review: review and forecasts from nutraceutical executives. : An article from: Nutraceuticals World

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Volume: 8 Issue: 11 Page: 34(9)

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Rebecca Wright
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Author: Rebecca Wright
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Title: AMA to oppose ND licensure: the AMA has put forth several initiatives to restrict the work of alternative healthcare practitioners, and even nurses.(HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER MARKETING)(American Medical Association)
Author: Erik Goldman
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Title: Anabolic Laboratories, Inc.(COMPANY CAPABILITIES)(Company Profile)
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Title: Associations.(nonprofit organizations)(Directory)
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Date: December 1, 2005
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Volume: 8 Issue: 11 Page: 148(1)

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Beating the blues & surviving the stress of today's busy world: nutraceutical companies are working to rebuild confidence in natural alternatives to prescription ... An article from: Nutraceuticals World
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Title: Beating the blues & surviving the stress of today's busy world: nutraceutical companies are working to rebuild confidence in natural alternatives to prescription remedies for depression and anxiety.(STRESS & ANXIETY)
Author: Joanna Cosgrove
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