Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Anthony Swofford's Jarhead is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative.
When the marines -- or "jarheads," as they call themselves -- wer…
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