Liza answers “I had thought this was a true story until...”

Ed Schmidt asked this question about Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War:

I had thought this was a true story until the last page where it states that the book is a work of fiction?

Liza Boyd Not a work of fiction. True story. Evan Wright was hired by Rolling Stone to report on the invasion of Iraq. He joined this platoon and rode with them…moreNot a work of fiction. True story. Evan Wright was hired by Rolling Stone to report on the invasion of Iraq. He joined this platoon and rode with them to Baghdad. This book is based on three magazine pieces he filed with Rolling Stone in the spring/summer of 2003.(less)

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