false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255924494m/2548093.jpg 1238340 2 <b>Rick Ward wants to go to war.</b> <P><P>He doesn't know why. Maybe he's running from his dad, who has an uncontrollable temper. Maybe he's running from a lost love, his high-school sweetheart, who is a stranger to him now. Or maybe he's just running -- to find himself. <P><P>Desperate to experience real life, Rick enlists in the army with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit in Vietnam. They infiltrate the jungle, kill with precision, and get out quickly. Rick isn't sure he can shoot anyone, but he wants to be tested, like his heroes, Hemingway and Conrad. If he can see the heart of darkness and survive, he'll be a man -- and finally have something to write about.<P><P>But as Rick discovers, war isn't what anyone -- either the protestors, the politicians, or the writers -- say it is. It's far bigger, scarier, and more complicated than anything he could ever have imagined.<P><P>Dean Hughes captures the sights and sounds of war -- and the courage of a young soldier fighting to survive. 2555656 27 12 2005 Search and Destroy total:41|5:10|4:16|3:11|2:4|1:0| 41 155 73 13 3 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:10:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:17:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 13:58:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 14:02:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:19:56 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:24:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 08:54:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:26:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:40:45 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:42:16 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 20:00:54 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 12:31:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 13:00:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:03:34 -0700 2009 I liked it. It gave an insight into the war that many don't seem to get. It was an honest, heart/gut-wrenching story.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 02 12:27:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:58:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Oct 27 16:33:14 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 16:47:24 -0700 2008 The book really related to me in a way becauseas in the story I also love my girfriend to death and thats what he did and he al...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 27 12:05:31 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 19:56:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 21:19:24 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 21:21:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 09:04:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 09:05:13 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jan 10 13:49:22 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 13:50:07 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 15:10:09 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:24:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 23:07:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 23:07:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 14:07:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 14:07:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 07:05:40 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:21:41 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:21:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 08:57:38 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:39:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:57:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 18:43:40 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 18:43:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 10:27:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 10:27:50 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2548093