| Edition |
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xv, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2009. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- The Junior Officers' Reading Club -- A call to arms -- On the first block -- Welcome to fucking Iraq -- All things come -- Decompression -- Glossary of military terms. |
| Summary |
A revelatory first-hand account of a young enlistee's profound coming of age and how boys grow into men amid the frenetic, sometimes exhilarating violence, frequent boredom, and almost overwhelming responsibilities that frame a soldier's experience and the way we fight today. |
| Source |
NBK 1/11 PPL |
| Subject |
Hennessey, Patrick, 1982-
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Great Britain. Army. Grenadier Guards. Battalion, 1st.
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Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, British.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, British.
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| ISBN |
9781594484797 (pbk.) |
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1594484791 |
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