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I read this immediately after reading the first, companion book, 'Amongst the Marines'. Both are best thought of as two volumes of one book.
The prose is startlingly simple, a clear account of a young man's entry from a none-too-perfect childhood into the marines, then onto the difficult adjustments as he matures and develops a life in civilian worlds.
Extreme in its depiction of violence as a way of life, fuelled by alcohol more often than not, the extreme swings of emotion are violent too. F ...more
The prose is startlingly simple, a clear account of a young man's entry from a none-too-perfect childhood into the marines, then onto the difficult adjustments as he matures and develops a life in civilian worlds.
Extreme in its depiction of violence as a way of life, fuelled by alcohol more often than not, the extreme swings of emotion are violent too. F ...more
I enjoyed Steve’s book, and could relate especially to his struggles for looking for work and, working different jobs (after he got out of the Marines). This continuous search for employment happens to me in the legal field, where I work as a legal secretary. Steve had to learn to tolerant some of the fools that he has worked with too. I can relate to that too! Steve sounds like he was a good worker and kept trying to advance in his career by learning more and trying to be very helpful to his em
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I wrote this book as a sequal to my first book, "Amongst The Marines." This book describes my journey in life through 13 years after I left the military. During my service I led a very excessive and violent lifestyle and undoubtedly changing back into an ordinary every day citizen was never going to be easy for me.
When I walked out of the Main gate for the last time I was still mentally a soldier and being one wasn't something I could just switch off. Through 13 years I travelled all over the wo ...more
When I walked out of the Main gate for the last time I was still mentally a soldier and being one wasn't something I could just switch off. Through 13 years I travelled all over the wo ...more
Jul 24, 2008
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Katherine Kane
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