WAR - a good read

[CaptJack]

a good read

> WAR - by Sebastian Junger

[Burnadell]

Jack, is it in most bookstores ?

[CaptJack]

Jack, is it in most bookstores ?

yes, it's on the NY Times bestseller list

the link at the top of my post goes to the listing on Amazon.com

Junger was on Charlie Rose the other night - how I found out about it

I checked it out of the Bellaire public library
it may be in your local library if you check

it is so "dead on" about the attitudes of grunts in combat !!!
how we treat, interact with each other
and how we feel about the rest of the world who have never been a grunt in combat

[ShockValue]

It was a great read! I just finished it last night.

There's no politics in this book. It takes place in the Korengal Valley in Afganistan, the same place that Marcus Luttrell and his Seal team were pinned down.

I can't wait to see Restrepo. Right now the website doesn't list a showing in DFW.


Pretty ballsy reporting by Junger and the photographer to be that close to constant action for that period of time.....without ever picking up a weapon.

[Landrover]

Yep, gettin great reviews! Saw his interview on TV last week. Special Forces is definitely a different breed of warrior!!!

[mhundt]

It was a great read! I just finished it last night.

There's no politics in this book. It takes place in the Korengal Valley in Afganistan, the same place that Marcus Luttrell and his Seal team were pinned down.

I can't wait to see Restrepo. Right now the website doesn't list a showing in DFW.


Pretty ballsy reporting by Junger and the photographer to be that close to constant action for that period of time.....without ever picking up a weapon.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62S01S20100329

This says it's scheduled for general release on July 2 and that the National Geographic Channel will be broadcasting it in the fall.
I read about Junger in Newsweek and heard him interviewed on NPR - I will definitely read this one.

[Landrover]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62S01S20100329
This says it's scheduled for general release on July 2 and that the National Geographic Channel will be broadcasting it in the fall.
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Thanks for that update! Gotta check it out for sure.

[Cam-Mac]

cool- great post!

[Eric Pence]

Great Thanks need some New books

[hawkusmc]

Thanks CaptJack.

[Eric Pence]

Just picked up at 1/2 price books in Bedford for 13.98 gonna start it tonight...Thanks