- United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon, United States. Marine Corps, Persian Gulf War, 1991, United States
Swofford weaves his experience of the Gulf War in the early 1990s with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition PlatoonUnited States. Marine CorpsPersian Gulf War, 1991United StatesAmerican Personal narrativesUnited States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition PlatoonGolfkriegUSAUSA Marine CorpsMarinekorpsErlebnisberichtPersonal narratives
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Anthony Swofford
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Recorded Books LLC, Rizzoli, Recorded Books, LLC
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780743275378
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Subjects
- United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon
- United States. Marine Corps
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- United States
- American Personal narratives
- United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon
- Golfkrieg
- USA
- USA Marine Corps
- Marinekorps
- Erlebnisbericht
- Personal narratives
First sentence
“I go to the basement and open my ruck.”
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