Generation Kill

About “Generation Kill”

They were called a generation without heroes. Then they were called upon to be heroes. Within hours of 9/11, America's war on terrorism fell to the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation sent into open-ended combat since Vietnam. These soldiers, raised on hip hop, video games, and reality TV, were unrecognizable to previous generations of warriors. Brave and headstrong, they were mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional, and moral challenges ahead. They spearheaded the invasion of Iraq and faced fierce resistance. Generation Kill, by Evan Wright, is a firsthand account of these men, documenting the humor, fear, and profanity of their experiences. Based on a National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, the book captures the personal cost of war and the randomness and brutality of a new American conflict.