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Also by Anthony Swofford:

Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, June 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
Exit A, February 2008
Paperback
Jarhead, December 2003
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Jarhead
Anthony Swofford

In his New York Times bestselling chronicle of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.

Scribner
December 2003
272 pages
ISBN: 0743244915
Trade Size (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Memoir

When the U.S. Marines -- or "jarheads" -- were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.

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