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If you're a veteran of the Iraq war - gotta read this one.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2022

Was told about this book by a vet who one of the (name has been changed) Soldier characterized in it. A good quick read. Gives outsiders a realistic look at what the war was about from the perspective of Soldiers who were out in the mix regularly.

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Doc Krew

Uneventful mostly. Absurd, not really...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2021

A well written adventure sharing a typical soldier experience through a tour in Iraq. I’m sure the authors story that he experienced was to him a wild, dangerous and absurd year in combat and he is right to be proud of his service. If your looking for a nice soldier story surviving the tedious year away from home it’s a well written book and record of this soldiers experience. If your looking for exciting war stories your probably going to be disappointed like a was waiting for the big battles and life and death moments in many of the great books available today. Absurd, not at all.

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Doc Krew

Uneventful mostly. Absurd, not really...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2021

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ChuckE

Not great, not horrible.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2021

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Not a bad book, but not real funny. Good description of a tour in Iraq. Just not very funny.

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Heavy metal.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2015

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This book was interesting reading. There is a lot of detail about the weapons and tactics used for the Iraq secondment. I got a full sense of how uncomfortable it was there, especially in relation to heat, dirt, food and living conditions. I found it unsettling the ease in which the killing of others and intrusion takes place.

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Darik Horn

Another self-published memoir for Kindling.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2014

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This book is well written and edited, but it doesn't offer the reader anything new in the genre of modern military memoirs. The author went to Iraq, was hopelessly bored most of the time, and plinked some agitated natives. I read Combat and Other Shenanigans comfortably over a weekend.

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