In 2004, I was in Baghdad, removed from the violence of Fallujah, yet in a different war altogether. Then, throw the house-to-house fighting in Fallujah (2004) into the mix, and it just intensifies the entire experience. Until you have actually gone through some of what Bellavia experienced, it's hard to get a full appreciation of the sights, smells, and sounds of combat. While the dialogue may be offensive to gentler ears & eyes, to clain this book is hyped-up bravado is unfair to the guy who was covered in blood, sweat, and sh*t. Bellavia writes a gritty, "through genuine eyes" portrait of combat you will never see on the evening news. I downloaded a sample chapter from the Kindle store, and I was hooked after 10 pages. Honestly, that's one of the things that piqued my interest in the book. Before picking up this book (on Kindle) some of the reviews I had read suggested that the language and demeanor of the Author were unrealistic (even "over-the-top"), meant to paint a "Rambo" portrait of him, in some self-glorifying way.
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