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Kaboom : embracing the suck in a savage little war
Author
Title
Kaboom : embracing the suck in a savage little war / Matt Gallagher.
ISBN
0306818809
9780306818806
Published
Cambrigde, MA : Da Capo Press, ³2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Summary
When Lieutenant Matt Gallagher began his blog with the aim of keeping his family and friends apprised of his experiences, he didn't anticipate that it would resonate far beyond his intended audience. His subjects ranged from mission details to immortality, grim stories about Bon Jovi cassettes mistaken for IEDs, and the daily experiences of the Gravediggers--the code name for members of Gallagher's platoon. When the blog was shut down in June 2008 by the U.S. Army, there were more than twentyfive congressional inquiries regarding the matter as well as reports through the military grapevine that many high-ranking officials and officers at the Pentagon were disappointed that the blog had been ordered closed.
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 20, 2021
Contents
The red, the white, and the emo (or American boy escapes)
Embrace the suck (or Narrative of a counterinsurgent)
iWar (or The lost summer)
Across the river and far away (or Redemption's grunt)
Stepsons of Iraq (or A short-timer's promenade)
Exit strategy.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nonfiction.
Biographies.
Personal narratives - American.
Personal narratives.
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