My war : killing time in Iraq / Colby Buzzell.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.Description: 358 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0399153276 (hc : acidfree paper)
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 956.70443 B992 | Available | 33111004550857 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This is the startlingly honest story of a young man and a war. During his time in Iraq, Buzzell began writing an online blog describing the war as he experienced it first hand. The result is an extraordinary narrative, rich with unforgettable scenes. This is the d©but of a fresh and remarkable voice charting the story of people trapped between the hyper reality of a technological age and an ever more dangerous world. The most extraordinary writing yet produced by a soldier of the Iraq war.' - Esquire'
Like many of his generation, Colby Buzzell was jumping from one dead-end job to another, a paycheck away from moving back home. He spent his time skateboarding and killing as many brain cells as humanly possible. Tired of the monotony, he found himself in front of an army recruiter. Within months he was in Iraq, a machine gunner in the controversial Stryker Brigade Combat Team, an army unit on the cutting edge of combat technology, and the first of its kind. This is the startlingly honest story of a young man and a war: trapped amid "guerrilla warfare, urban-style" in Mosul, Buzzell was struck by the bizarre, absurd, often frightening world surrounding him. He began writing an online web log describing the war as he experienced it. As the popularity of his "blog" grew, Buzzell became the embedded reporter the army couldn't control. --From publisher description.