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“Searing…combines the black humor of Catch-22 with the savagery of Full Metal Jacket.” —The New York Times

“Jarhead will go down with the best books on military life.” —Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down

“A brutally honest memoir…gut-wrenching frontline reportage.” —Entertainment Weekly

In his New York Times bestselling memoir 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 b...

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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

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