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Matt Eversmann

‘BLACK HAWK DOWN’ VETERAN MATT EVERSMANN IS ON A MISSION TO HIGHLIGHT THE TOUGH REALITIES OF THOSE WHO SERVE

Matt Eversmann didn’t always plan to become a writer. Growing up, his dream was to pursue a life of military service. At 18, he joined the Army and soon found himself a member of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. While serving with 3rd Ranger Battalion in 1993, he was deployed…

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Phil Klay

MARINE AND AUTHOR PHIL KLAY ON HIS LATEST BOOK AND ENDLESS WAR

Nearly a decade after Phil Klay’s debut book Redeployment won the National Book Award for Fictionand the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, the bestselling author and Iraq War veteran returns with his first venture into nonfiction. Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War is a…

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Sebastian Junger

SEBASTIAN JUNGER ON ‘FREEDOM,’ LEAVING WAR BEHIND, AND AFGHANISTAN EXIT

In 1997, Sebastian Junger achieved commercial and literary success with The Perfect Storm, the bestselling book that helped launch his storied career in adventure journalism. He followed his breakout success with an impressive list of nonfiction books, articles, and documentary films, cementing his place as one of the best contemporary…

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Always Faithful

NEW BOOK FOLLOWS MARINE AND HIS INTERPRETER FROM AFGHAN WAR’S DEADLIEST BATTLE TO DRAMATIC ESCAPE FROM KABUL

Maj. Thomas Schueman has accomplished a lot in his 14 years of service as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He has served as both a platoon commander and an operations officer in one of the Corps’ most storied units — the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He has worked virtually alone…

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Lovecraft's Iraq

‘LOVECRAFT’S IRAQ’: RECON MARINES FIGHT FROM FALLUJAH TO THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

Since leaving the military 16 years ago, David Rose has locked people up as a police officer, gotten himself placed on house arrest (anklet GPS and all), fought Muay Thai professionally, been committed to a VA psych ward, contracted in Afghanistan, broken onto the literary scene with a successful memoir,…

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REVIEW: ‘THE HARDEST PLACE’ IS A DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN’S PECH RIVER VALLEY

Mac Caltrider

Originally published by Coffee or Die  In America’s longest war to date, few places have proved more volatile, costly, and confusing than the Pech. The Pech River Valley sits in the rocky northeastern corner of Afghanistan, in the provinces of Kunar and Nuristan. With notable branches like the Korengal and Waygal,…

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War {n} Pieces

MAC CALTRIDER

Like the indiscriminate fragmentation of a hand grenade, one lobbed into your lap, Leo Jenkin’s pen strikes out in all directions. This collection will make you experience life’s highs and lows right along with its author. It will make you uncomfortable- whether you are a curious reader, a bystander, or…

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