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Generation Kill
They were called a generation without heroes. Then they were called upon to be heroes. 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 warriors 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.
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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Evan Wright
14 books384 followersThat "author's photo" of me is an illustration done by my friend Hawk Krall, an awesome artist from Philly.
I had an odd path to writing which I describe in the first chapter of Hella Nation.
For the most part, my biography is contained in the books and articles I publish.
I had an odd path to writing which I describe in the first chapter of Hella Nation.
For the most part, my biography is contained in the books and articles I publish.
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June 10, 2026
I listened to this book as a audiobook on Spotify.
This book is an excellent dive into the philosophy and psychology of infantry Marines. The author does an incredible job of both pacing the events of the story and giving background of individual Marines.
The difference between the happenings of individual Marines and the actions of their platoon are spelled out incredibly.
The individual actions of officers like Lieutenant Fick and Captain American also show how good versus bad leadership can impact enlisted Marines.
The point of view of a reporter travelling alongside a platoon of Marines covers how different life is inside the Marines versus outside. This stark difference is one of the most intriguing pieces of the novel.
This book is an excellent dive into the philosophy and psychology of infantry Marines. The author does an incredible job of both pacing the events of the story and giving background of individual Marines.
The difference between the happenings of individual Marines and the actions of their platoon are spelled out incredibly.
The individual actions of officers like Lieutenant Fick and Captain American also show how good versus bad leadership can impact enlisted Marines.
The point of view of a reporter travelling alongside a platoon of Marines covers how different life is inside the Marines versus outside. This stark difference is one of the most intriguing pieces of the novel.
March 6, 2026
I’d give this book 10⭐️s!!! The accuracy with the reporting on how marines act is spot on!!!
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