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10.) A shamal is a wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf that can cause horrible dust storms. The resulting weather can make things like driving, sleeping in the open, and not getting putrid, red ey...more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 true Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 18:52:13 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 19:25:12 -0700 2009
Story of the pointy tip of the spear of the Iraq invasion.


Quotes:

"Not one of them hesitates to shoot back. In World War Two, when Marines hit the beaches, a surprisingly high percentage ...more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 5 1 false Wed Aug 12 13:32:10 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 09:39:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3729771 0425224740 9780425224748 70 13 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815940m/3729771.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3729771.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 06:04:37 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 21:14:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:13:56 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 13:30:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:26:19 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 09:37:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 5 0 false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:13:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 02:18:51 -0800 2009
See, the miniseries (which I watched before reading the book) did an excellent job at focusing on the one Plato...more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 07:27:58 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 07:46:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 1 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:14:24 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:22:47 -0800 2009
Seriously though, it's well written, and perhaps as objective as it can be. Barring a few inaccuracies that aren't really of paramount significance to the story, Evan Wright manages to capture much of the essence of the initial push...more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Fri Nov 14 19:14:24 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 20:02:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5423293 1400109744 9781400109746 14 3 4.09 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5423293.Generation_Kill_Devil_Dogs_Iceman_Captain_America_and_the_New_Face_of_American_War 4 0 false Sun Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:45:56 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 05:48:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 5 0 false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 22:19:28 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 20:41:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 543103 042520040X 9780425200407 1037 223 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175653791m/543103.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543103.Generation_Kill 4 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 08:18:22 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 08:24:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6490321