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Funny and honest.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

This was a nice read, not too serious but serious when it needed to be. I can understand his feelings of not having "experienced" as much or as deeply as others doing the same job. I think we do TBE best that we can and we all see things differently. What happened during this you may have been considered difficult by another. I think the author has a keen sense of humor and that helped with his ability to make it through his tour relatively unscathed. Good story teller. I enjoyed reading this book.

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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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