English Reading Material (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
# Paperback: 384 pages # Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 1, 2008) # ISBN-10: 0425224740 # ASIN: B001IDZJG8 Wright rode into Iraq on March 20, 2003 , with a platoon of First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines—the Marine Corps' special operations unit whose motto is "Swift, Silent, Deadly." These highly trained and highly motivated First Recon Marines were the leading unit of the...
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 22/06/2009
There's a scene early on in the mini-series version of Generation Kill in which Lee Tergesen , the actor who plays Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright , wins over the Marines from 1st Recon Battalion with whom he is embedded. Recon is the eyes and ears of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one of the forwardmost units to push deep into Iraq in the first days of the war. The jarheads address Wright...
High-Def Digest: Blu-ray Disc News (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
"We're a bunch of well-built Ferraris dumped in the middle of a demolition derby." 'Generation Kill' is based on the national bestseller by Evan Wright--a Rolling Stone reporter who was embedded with the...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
I just mowed through the seven-hour HBO mini-series, “Generation Kill,” like nobody’s business. It’s based on Evan Wright’s book of the same name. At the time, Wright was a Rolling Stone writer that was embedded with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the first days of the invasion of Iraq. [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/06/2009
Hella Nation: Looking for Happy Meals in Kandahar, Rocking the Side Pipe, Wingnut's War Against the GAP, and Other Adventures with the Totally Lost Tribes of America. Evan Wright. Putnam. 338 pages. $25.95.
