Defuzed is a memoir of military service that portrays the experiences of a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. This detailed first-person account of heart-pounding missions in combat zones takes the reader through the process of defuzing bombs emplaced by terrorists in Iraq.
Extremely well written, no overly dramatic exaggeration, just a measured recount of one individual’s path to US Army EOD. Yeah, EOD are somewhat crazy I’d suggest, but he, to the contrary, appears quite rational, not to mention brave.
Pleased Archer briefly mentions his own battle with depression at the tail end of the book. It’s an important message to get out to all that it’s a battle worth fighting but needs competent backup to deal with.
It was not quite what I expected but a good read regardless. This is hell, gives a very different perspective of EOD tasks and their duties in Vietnam.