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The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
- An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
- De: John Crawford
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition; it had seemed a small sacrifice to give up one weekend a month and two weeks a year in exchange for a free education. But one semester short of graduating, and newly married, he was called to active duty, to serve in Kuwait, then on the front lines of the invasion of Iraq, and ultimately in Baghdad. While serving in Iraq, Crawford began writing short nonfiction stories, his account of what he and his fellow soldiers experienced.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest, real account of the Iraq War
- De Michael J. Mountain en 09-07-05
- The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
- An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
- De: John Crawford
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
Honest
Revisado: 10-02-05
This is probably the most honest account of the Iraqi war I've read or listened to. When it was over I felt like someone had punched me in the gut, but I now know more about the average G.I. in Iraq than I've learned in countless hours of watching CNN and Fox News. There's no bandwagon, no flag waving - just young men who perform their duty to God and country at great cost to themselves and their loved ones. And yes, they use very bad language and borderline racism against the Iraqis, but these boys are in a war zone and the language fits the environment.
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In the Company of Soldiers
- A Chronicle of Combat
- De: Rick Atkinson
- Narrado por: Rick Atkinson
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
For soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, the road to Baghdad began with a midnight flight out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in late February 2003. For Rick Atkinson, who would spend nearly two months covering the division for The Washington Post, the war in Iraq provided a unique opportunity to observe today's U.S. Army in combat.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Mixed Bag
- De Kevin Christy en 04-10-04
- In the Company of Soldiers
- A Chronicle of Combat
- De: Rick Atkinson
- Narrado por: Rick Atkinson
Back seat driving
Revisado: 06-08-04
The book fails on two fronts. First, the author can't resist picking at the Bush administration's policies and reasons for war. Newsflash Rick - people against the war aren't going to read your book. The audience for a book about soldier experiences during the Gulf War are...surprise surprise people who are generally in favor of disposing Saddam and believe the war was about more than finding WMD's.
Second problem, this book isn't even about soldier experiences. If you enjoy hearing about logistics and the commanding officers that logisticize, then you'll love this book. 90% of the time the author is in a CP or a helicopter. There is virtually no ground time with troops.
For a good example of a Gulf War book where the author doesn't let their politics ruin the story, check out 'Naked in Baghdad'.
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