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Into Helmand with the Walking Dead: A Story of Combat in Afghanistan
Two marines share their experiences of serving in Afghanistan and dealing with the shock of returning home to civil society.
The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker "The Walking Dead" in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan.
Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality.
This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America's foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.
The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker "The Walking Dead" in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan.
Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality.
This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America's foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.
- GenresMilitary Fiction
288 pages, ebook
Published August 31, 2020
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March 21, 2023
I was familiar with Miles with his work on TFB TV, Silah Report, and Forgotten Weapons.
This first- (and maybe second- and third-?)hand account of two deployments as a Marine details the brotherhood, the vulgarity, the boredom, and the stress of military life with brutal honesty.
It's rough around the edges, it's oddly laid out, it's a bit confusing here and there, and in some places it's a bit too personal.
Thanks for this Miles.
This first- (and maybe second- and third-?)hand account of two deployments as a Marine details the brotherhood, the vulgarity, the boredom, and the stress of military life with brutal honesty.
It's rough around the edges, it's oddly laid out, it's a bit confusing here and there, and in some places it's a bit too personal.
Thanks for this Miles.
January 6, 2021
Very sad, funny and a tribute
Well written picture of the life of the frontline ordinary marine.
This is not a full action story, but a tribute to extraordinary young men who formed a life long bond during military action in very adverse condition. Gives us who have never served, an insight into the things usually only shared between, those who served fought and died.
Well written picture of the life of the frontline ordinary marine.
This is not a full action story, but a tribute to extraordinary young men who formed a life long bond during military action in very adverse condition. Gives us who have never served, an insight into the things usually only shared between, those who served fought and died.
March 30, 2024
A very authentic read from a grunt.
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