Title: Jarhead: a Marine's chronicle of the Gulf War and other battles

Author: Anthony Swofford

Publication Details: New York: Scribner 2003

ISBN: 9780743244916

Citation: Swofford, A. (2002). Jarhead: a Marine's chronicle of the Gulf War and other battles. New York: Scribner.

"Anthony Swofford's Jarhead is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative." (Goodreads)

Swofford intertwines his experiences in war with intense accounts of boot camp and reflections on the ethics of the marines.

The U.S. Marines - also known as jarheads were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War and Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was endured fear and boredom; he contemplated suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As battle with the Iraqis drew closer, he was forced to deliberate what it means to be an American, a soldier, and most importantly a man.

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