| Title:
Jarhead
– A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War by Anthony
Swofford. |
| Description:
The
author joined the marines in 1988 and went to war two years
later in Iraq. This account tells of the author’s encounters
during his 6 months there, where he feels boredom and fear
and discovers that man descends into their basest levels.
It tells of his training in boot camp, his battles with
family and enemy and how he struggled to come to terms with
his harrowing experiences. |
| Author:
The
author joined the US Marine Corps when he was eighteen years
old. Two years later he took part in ‘Operation Desert
Shield’ in 1990, where he served with the 7th Marines
in a surveillance and target acquisition / sniper platoon.
After the war he attended the Iowa Writers Workshop and
at the time that this book was written lived in Portland,
Oregon. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published : First
published GB 2003 but originally published in USA in 1997. |
| Edition:
This
edition 2003. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition. Has original price of £14.99 on inside
of dust cover. |
| Book
Condition : Very
good condition, containing 260 pages. |
| Publisher:
Scribner. |
ISBN:
0-7432-3918-0. |
| Size
& Weight: 22cm
x 14.7cm (H
x W). 2.8
cm thick. |
