Anthony Swofford's 'Jarhead'

Jarhead follows the journey of Anthony Swofford during his service in Middle East. Throughout his journey, Swofford presents a unique perspective on a variety of issues that indirectly affect American life and the “war” on terrorism. Some of the issues touched on include the mental stability and mentality of American soldiers, the influence of politics in the presentation of war, and the construction of a marine. Through these themes, along with the unique perspectives offered by the characters in the film, the audience is able to gain insight into the corruption and lies that are “war”. This insight ultimately helps the audience analyze the text deeper and enables them to draw the similarities in current events and dissect what they

Throughout the story of this one deployment, there are parts where the author talks about his early life as well as some parts of his earlier days in the Army. The author puts these Stories in to the book in an intriguing way to help explain why and how the author ended up where he did.

During boot camp, we were taught about the Battle of Fallujah, but after reading this book, I was able to understand so much better. I was able to picture their tactics, strategies, their emotions, and why the Marines were called the “Greatest Generation.”

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This book is about 1stSgt. Kasal’s life leading up to his most honorable moment while in the battle of Fallujah. The book starts out by telling how 1stSgt. Kasal grew up in Afton, Iowa. He grew up on farm like most other families in his hometown. But with farming becoming obsolete in the shadow of large corporations, Brad Kasal already knew by junior high that he didn’t want to slave on a farm to barely scrape by like his father. He already had the Marine Corps in his sights. January 1984, Kasal left his hometown of Afton, Iowa and got a plane destined for MCRD, San Diego. Kasal shined right away and became a squad leader and was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class by graduation and instructed

Forks Over Knives, directed and written by Lee Fulkerson, examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. This film follows multiple doctors and their experimental process of attempting to understand the connection between the human diet and the many human ailments that occur in the world. Forks Over Knives creates a very persuasive case for eliminating meat and dairy from the dinner table.

I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a realistic account of the Marines who fought in the final stages of the Vietnam War. This book is extremely powerful to anyone who knows someone who fought in Vietnam. My uncle was a Corporal who fought in Vietnam so it defiantly hit home for me. James Webb did an amazing job of capturing just how violent and different this conflict was, and makes it personal with his development of the books two protagonist. It is obvious that the events described in this book were directly influenced by Webb 's personal experience as a combat veteran and Marine officer in the Vietnam War. Webb 's credibility is unquestionable due to his experiences and level of realism. This book is a must read if you know any USMC Vietnam veterans, or just want to know more about the Vietnam war. I highly recommend this

It shows the hardship of a Marine’s first time deployed, and thoroughly shows every aspect the struggle of the physical and mental rehabilitation. It showed how he began drinking and partying in Mexico as a way to cope with his newly developed unpleasant attitude and displeasing demeanor. When he returns to the US as an advocate against the war, it shows the difficulty the protestors endured and how difficult their mission was. When the film ends it shows how Kovic went full circle from desiring to be in the Marines and being a part of the war, to a drunken protestor dealing with his PTSD and how he turned everything around and became a straight-laced advocate against war for the Democratic Party, speaking at the Democratic National Convention (Stone & Kovic, 1989).

General Sir Henry Clinton, born April 16th, 1730 was a very high ranking person in the British army in during the Revolutionary War. In The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara, he is mentioned many times at the beginning of the book. Throughout the middle and towards the end, he wasn’t focused on as much as he should have been. Shaara displays Henry Clinton as a minor character in his book, in the real world during the 1700s, Clinton was much more than that. His father, Commodore George Clinton, was also successful being a governor of Newfoundland. George Clinton had to move to New York with Henry since George was appointed governor. The Clinton family is considered to be noble and can be traced back to 1066—along with a long history of service to

This is a story of a young Marine that served in the Iraq War. He is a mortuary affairs specialist. After experiencing the horror of war and collecting remains of his fellow soldier, he returns home to America. Which he had a tough time adjusting to his civilian way of life. The story starts with captivating sentences that said “For a long time I was angry. I didn’t want to talk about Iraq,

“Nearly every Marine I’ve met is hoping this war with Iraq will be his chance to get some.”

The book Seize the Storm, is written by Michael Cadnum. I chose this book because my dad actually read this book and told me about it a few years earlier, and found it in the library and it looked cool so why not choose this book. The title of the book “Seize the Storm” just sounds like that would be a great book, which it was, plus the cover looked very cool.

after he served in World War I. It deals with the postwar life of expatriates and veterans

When people think of the military, they often think about the time they spend over in another country, hoping they make it back alive. No one has ever considered the possibility that they may have died inside. Soldiers are reborn through war, often seeing through the eyes of someone else. In “Soldier’s home” by Ernest Hemingway, the author illustrates how a person who has been through war can change dramatically if enough time has passed. This story tells of a man named Harold (nick name: Krebs) who joined the marines and has finally come back after two years. Krebs is a lost man who feels it’s too complicated to adjust to the normal way of living and is pressured by his parents.

This memoir was written for the main reason of Junger being interested in Americans in Afghanistan. He was interested in what it was like to serve in a platoon of combat infantry in the