Jarhead

A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

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Jarhead

A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

  • 3.00 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 42 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Swofford weaves his experience of the Gulf War in the early 1990s with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.

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Publisher
Scribner
Language
English
Pages
272

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Jarhead: a marine's chronicle of the Gulf War
2003, Scribner
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Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
March 4, 2003, Scribner
Hardcover in English

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First Sentence

"I go to the basement and open my ruck."

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
272
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7927802M
Internet Archive
jarheadmarinesch00swof
ISBN 10
0743235355
ISBN 13
9780743235358
Library Thing
13092
Goodreads
907970

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