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"This book is the most definitive book I've ever read about soldiers in combat. As a former Marine combat photographer in Vietnam who had to be with line company Marines to capture the action, Junger's account of living with the grunts are as accurate as can be -- short of actually being there. What impressed me most, which pushed this book to the top of my A list, was his portrayal of the psychological effects not from some clinical perspective. One can see -- and feel how close the men became as their combat tour progressed, and they morphing into some of the most bizzare behavior with each turn of the page. The intensity of combat can do this to soldiers; their action can horrify the most immuned, yet the human affection and bondage amongst them is so tempered in steel that it cannot be broken. Readers who have been in combat will quickly grasp this; those who have not will have a rare opportunity to experience -- albeit vicariously what combat is without having to shed blood. It seems so vulgar to say this, but combat is a "triple E-ticket" ride which cannot be duplicated. Like a drug you can become easily addicted...the highs are the highest and the lows are a bottomless black pit. That's why some veterans, regardless of which war, will never come home. Superb read."

Frank Lee "Pasha", Vice President, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Assn., Los Angeles Chapter

http://www.amazon.com/review/R24OXBY1P1DH5D/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

"a well-crafted story that tells the story of what our troops in Afghanistan are enduring on a daily basis....A MUST-READ!!"

Master Sgt. C.J. Grisham, 15-year Army veteran and military blogger

http://www.soldiersperspective.us/2010/06/01/war-a-book-report/

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