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In his New York Times bestselling chronicle of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the U.S. Marines--or "jarheads"--were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
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"Anthony Swofford's Jarhead is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative. When the marines -- or ""jarheads,"" as they call themselves -- were sent in 1990 to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, Swofford was there, with a hundred-pound pack on his shoulders and a sniper's rifle in his hands. It was one misery upon another. He lived in sand for six months, his girlfriend back home betrayed him for a scrawny hotel clerk, he was punished by boredom and fear, he considered suicide, he pulled a gun on one of his fellow marines, and he was shot at by both Iraqis and Americans. At the end of the war, Swofford hiked for miles through a landscape of incinerated Iraqi soldiers and later was nearly killed in a booby-trapped Iraqi bunker. Swofford weaves this experience of war with vivid accounts of boot camp (which included physical abuse by his drill instructor), reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family. As engagement with the Iraqis draws closer, he is forced to consider what it is to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
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Jarhead? Don't waste your time........2007-08-25
Having wasted my time reading Jarhead, I feel compelled to post a review to hopefully save others from a similar fate. Although he had the opposite intention, Swofford succeeded in convincing me that "other people's oil" as he put it, was indeed worth more than his useless, degenerate life if even half the things he wrote about himself are true. His pretentious, pseudo-poetic writing style almost made me throw up. It must have been easy for him to write, though, since half of the words used in the book consist of the "f-word" and derivatives thereof. Do yourself a favor and avoid this cry baby's appalling chronicle of depravity.
Scary look at the military and war in general........2007-07-10
This was a harsh look at the first gulf war. But it did shed light on the waiting and tedium during war. It was a bit scary to realize how young and bloodthirsty some of our military are. Overall this was a must read for anyone who really wants to understand modern warfare.
What a waste of time. Should be called Blowhard instead of Jarhead........2007-06-22
Of all of the self-indulgent drivel I have ever read, and there is much to choose from in the warrior memoir genre, this book has all of the excitement of picking lint out of your own belly button. Anyone who has ever raised his/her right hand and sworn "to support and defend the constitution etc." knows full well that becoming a warrior is a license to be killed, not a license to kill. When Uncle Sam owns you, he will do with you what he will. It's not a secret, and millions of sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines will gladly tell you the same; all for a lot less than the purchase price and the time this book will cost you.
Most of this is typical marine mythology, of hard drink and prostitutes, of the depravity of the PI, of hardd*** Marines. Mr. Swofford, get over yourself.
phenomenal.......2007-06-18
This is another book I've just recently read that has made it onto my (somewhat short) list of favorite books, and to top it off it is a great antiwar book as well (in the vein of Baghdad Express and The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell). I picked up this book because of the movie, though I read it before I saw the movie (and let me say, the movie is awesome, but the book is a hundred times better). It's very episodic in nature, and there isn't much of a linear storyline to it, though when the war does finally begin, it does become more linear. It's not only a story of war, military life, antiwar sentiments, but also of waiting, loneliness, and this may come to a surprise to many after seeing the movie, but it also has quite a bit to say on the subject of madness and suicide. There's nothing wrong with this book, and I mean that in the sense that this book is as perfect as it could be. I do recommend that you watch the movie, but I also say that you must read this book.
Idiotic.......2007-06-04
I think he used a ghost writer--300 monkeys pounding randomly on a keyboard. The best thing about this book is that you can read it in about 45 minutes. Absolutely depth-less, the author seems to have an attention span of a gnat, which coincidentally matches his intellectual level. Do not waste your time with this nonsense--I think the only reason this was published is that the publishing world was looking for a negative spin on the Middle East "wars" the same way they did with Vietnam (no, I refuse to use the "L" word to describe the media) and this clown delivered. Probably made up half the stuff for pure shock value.
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A Marines chronicle of the Gulf War and other battles: "Swofford's Jarhead is not just the finest memoir to emerge from Operation Desert Storm but one of the most honest and compelling accounts of men at arms in a generation...", Scott Anderson, war journalist.
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Unusual but effective style - not a gung ho story of daring do.......2005-11-08
If you are looking for a wonderful story of how the clean cut Mr America types saved democracy in Desert Storm then you probably aren't going to like this book at all.
If you are actually more interested in the dehumanizing effects of the military and combat situations then you will probably enjoy this. The writing style is unusual and the switches between present, future and past (if now is Desert Shield/Desert Storm) may seem broken and illogical, but he's following a train of thought and it works for me. He says one thing, it raises a question, he answers it. Sometimes he introduces a person and a few pages later they are burrying him. So, not for everyone, but this will be one of the books I'd offer people to give them a feel for the reality.
I was never a Marine, I read enough as a kid to know that being dismembered for my country wasn't appealing, so I can't say that this book represents the Marines, or the Scout Snipers, accurately. But he does deal well with the pointless nature of war, his statement to the German girls is very well said.
Anyway, read this and Chickenhawks if you want to see what war can do to a person.
Dulce et decorm est... as Wilfred Owen would say.
Anthony Swofford should have paid me to buy this book.......2005-10-16
this book is awful terrible writing and alot of BS i cant wait for the movie to come out because within a month it will be out on DVD because its awful swofford should change the name of this book to "0 KILLS MY STORY OF SITTING AROUND IN THE DESERT AND TELLING LIES" if i saw my dog buying this book i would whip it save your money i am glad i only gave a dollar on the used books for this because its terrible i want my dollar back
Semper fi..........2005-09-12
'Jarhead' by Anthony Swofford is bound to make some people angry. A Marine sniper (STA) during Desert Storm I in the early 1990s, he recounts his experiences there with vivid emotion, weaving in his experiences of boot camp, adolescence, and civilian life after the Corps in the process.
Swofford has a chip on his shoulder - something he'll most likely readily admit. He has a 'bad attitude', and in fact revels in it. One wonders if this is a product of his war experiences, his Marine Corps training, or his upbringing. At one point his mother, who never really liked the idea of her son being in the Marines, but who wouldn't stand in her son's way, said 'I lost my baby boy when you went to war.' She described Swofford as being sweet and gentle prior to that, and angry and unhappy afterwards. One wonders how much of a change is there - if one can take the stories at face value, this is the same boy who had a fist-fight with his father over going in the Corps at the age of 17, and who had Marine Corps decals put on his shirts as a child. One of his drill instructors even gave Swofford what he considered a great compliment - 'you'll be a great killer someday.'
I make the caveat that one might not be able to take all of this at face value, because like many men in this kind of situation, Swofford is likely to exaggerate - making some pieces more dramatic and other pieces less so. Swofford recounts many tales of men in his sniper platoon who had adjustment problems after the war; one can but wonder if that is true for Swofford, too. Also, Swofford admits to being willing and able to lie if the cause is, in some internal sense, justified - his dealings with brother, in the Army in Germany who later died of cancer, is a case in point.
Regardless of the details which may or may not be completely true (and, as with many autobiographical pennings, some of the details are necessarily changed), the emotion certainly is. Perhaps the strongest point that comes across is a sense of disappointment and cynicism - that Swofford has ideals and goals is not at issue, although he does downplay these (he doth protest too much sometimes); but his experiences in the Corps and in the war were not what he dreamed. He mentions at various time the recruiting posters and campaigns - while it is true that Marine Corps never promises an easy life (quite the opposite), rarely does one learn prior to entry that one might end up being on the stirring end of the latrine clean-up detail; of human-refuse dump ablaze and blowing all over the place.
One gets a sense of some of the problems that the 'average' grunt faces in combat situations. This war was very different from Vietnam, of course, but some of the issues are the same - interminable waiting, equipment malfunctions (if it isn't just plain missing), fear and bravado in a strange mix, questioning and ambiguity as to the value of the war, the cause, and even their own lives. The Desert Shield/Desert Storm situation is reflected in the page numbers of Swofford's book - fully four-fifths of the book deals with the Desert Shield portion, the hurry-up-and-wait aspect; only a few sections deal with Desert Storm, as it was on and over so quickly, relatively speaking.
Again, while there is undoubtedly exaggeration here, and one must take some of Swofford's tales with a grain of salt (or, perhaps sand), there is realism and truth in the feelings these situations engendered. I can understand the anger of Marines and other military who read this and feel a sense of betrayal, but I can also understand those who feel that Swofford is saying what others can't or won't say. This is a tough book. While I would never want the Marine Corps or military to be judged by this one volume, it is a perspective worth including in the overall mix. Snipers have a reputation for being a bit on the fringes anyway, and Swofford in that regard is very true to form.
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Now a Major Motion Picture from Universal Pictures
New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the U.S. Marines -- or "jarheads" -- were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months, he was punished by boredom and fear, he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. And as engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
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Insight into Being a Marine and Being Anthony Swofford.......2006-01-20
"Jarhead" written and narrated by Anthony Swofford, is basically about being a Marine, his combat experience having been in the "first" Gulf War. He is a terrible narrator, curiously uninflected and sometimes he seems embarrassed to be reading his own material. Also I suffer from wanting my Marines to sound like Marines and his voice his a little thin.
And yet the writing is good enough to overcome his deficiencies as a narrator. There is a section where he describes his sister's mental illness and his own suicide attempt that was a bit intense and overall I have to say the work is enlightening as far as what the psyche of a Marine is like. "Jarhead" is not about politics or political correctness nor is it a pro-war manifesto. It is "simply" about being a Marine, about being Anthony Swofford. Contains adult language and crude sexual references. But I like it. I really like it. Perhaps because it is not overly dramatic. Perhaps because it provides insight. Perhaps because it is honest. If you think of it as a memoir as opposed to an autobiography, I do not think that either the audio recording or the hard copy will disappoint.
Semper fi..........2005-10-30
'Jarhead' by Anthony Swofford is bound to make some people angry. A Marine sniper (STA) during Desert Storm I in the early 1990s, he recounts his experiences there with vivid emotion, weaving in his experiences of boot camp, adolescence, and civilian life after the Corps in the process. This is now a major motion picture.
Swofford has a chip on his shoulder - something he'll most likely readily admit. He has a 'bad attitude', and in fact revels in it. One wonders if this is a product of his war experiences, his Marine Corps training, or his upbringing. At one point his mother, who never really liked the idea of her son being in the Marines, but who wouldn't stand in her son's way, said 'I lost my baby boy when you went to war.' She described Swofford as being sweet and gentle prior to that, and angry and unhappy afterwards. One wonders how much of a change is there - if one can take the stories at face value, this is the same boy who had a fist-fight with his father over going in the Corps at the age of 17, and who had Marine Corps decals put on his shirts as a child. One of his drill instructors even gave Swofford what he considered a great compliment - 'you'll be a great killer someday.'
I make the caveat that one might not be able to take all of this at face value, because like many men in this kind of situation, Swofford is likely to exaggerate - making some pieces more dramatic and other pieces less so. Swofford recounts many tales of men in his sniper platoon who had adjustment problems after the war; one can but wonder if that is true for Swofford, too. Also, Swofford admits to being willing and able to lie if the cause is, in some internal sense, justified - his dealings with brother, in the Army in Germany who later died of cancer, is a case in point.
Regardless of the details which may or may not be completely true (and, as with many autobiographical pennings, some of the details are necessarily changed), the emotion certainly is. Perhaps the strongest point that comes across is a sense of disappointment and cynicism - that Swofford has ideals and goals is not at issue, although he does downplay these (he doth protest too much sometimes); but his experiences in the Corps and in the war were not what he dreamed. He mentions at various time the recruiting posters and campaigns - while it is true that Marine Corps never promises an easy life (quite the opposite), rarely does one learn prior to entry that one might end up being on the stirring end of the latrine clean-up detail; of human-refuse dump ablaze and blowing all over the place.
One gets a sense of some of the problems that the 'average' grunt faces in combat situations. This war was very different from Vietnam, of course, but some of the issues are the same - interminable waiting, equipment malfunctions (if it isn't just plain missing), fear and bravado in a strange mix, questioning and ambiguity as to the value of the war, the cause, and even their own lives. The Desert Shield/Desert Storm situation is reflected in the page numbers of Swofford's book - fully four-fifths of the book deals with the Desert Shield portion, the hurry-up-and-wait aspect; only a few sections deal with Desert Storm, as it was on and over so quickly, relatively speaking.
Again, while there is undoubtedly exaggeration here, and one must take some of Swofford's tales with a grain of salt (or, perhaps sand), there is realism and truth in the feelings these situations engendered. I can understand the anger of Marines and other military who read this and feel a sense of betrayal, but I can also understand those who feel that Swofford is saying what others can't or won't say. This is a tough book. While I would never want the Marine Corps or military to be judged by this one volume, it is a perspective worth including in the overall mix. Snipers have a reputation for being a bit on the fringes anyway, and Swofford in that regard is very true to form.
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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
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Now a Major Motion Picture from Universal Pictures!
New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the U.S. Marines or "jarheads" were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months, he was punished by boredom and fear, he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. And as engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
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Interesting read on a little known topic.......2006-06-17
Before I start, I want to state that I have seen another review on the internet that was not favorable towards this book, but that reviewer has far more expertise on this subject than I will ever have. That said, I did find Chaffin's book to be an informative read on a little known topic in American and Cuban history (far less known in the former country than the latter). Anyone with a passing interest in Cuban history, or filibustering will enjoy Chaffin's writing style. I would recommend this title.
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Title: Fatal Glory: Narciso Lopez and the First Clandestine U.S. War Against Cuba.
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"What is globalization? Here is one of the best answers. It is the 'constant revolutionizing of production' and the 'endless disturbance of all social conditions.' It is 'everlasting uncertainty.' Everything 'fixed and frozen' is 'swept away,' and 'all that is solid melts into air.' Yes, you have read this before. It is from The Communist Manifesto, by Messrs. Marx and Engels."-The New York Times
Here, at last, is an authoritative introduction to history's most important political document, with the full text of The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels.
This beautifully organized and presented edition of The Communist Manifesto is fully annotated, with clear historical references and explication, additional related texts, and a glossary that will bring the text to life for students, as well as the general reader.
Since it was first written in 1848, the Manifesto has been translated into more languages than any other modern text. It has been banned, censored, burned, and declared "dead." But year after year, the text only grows more influential, remaining required reading in courses on philosophy, politics, economics, and history.
"Apart from Charles Darwin's Origin of Species," notes the Los Angeles Times, the Manifesto "is arguably the most important work of nonfiction written in the 19th century." The Washington Post calls Marx "an astute critic of capitalism." Writing in The New York Times, Columbia University Professor Steven Marcus describes the Manifesto as a "masterpiece" with "enduring insights into social existence."
The New Yorker recently described Karl Marx as "The Next Thinker" for our era. This book will show readers why.
Phil Gasper is a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University in northern California. He writes extensively on politics and the philosophy of science and is a frequent contributor to CounterPunch.
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More than a relic..........2005-12-12
Phil Gasper brings a profound clarity to the words of Marx and Engels. Readers of other editions may be surprised by how much more fully they grasp the meaning of "history's most important political document" this time around. I was.
The true breadth of Marx and Engels' intellect is made clear in the many short selections of their subsequent writings included with the Manifesto (especially Engels' very readable "The Principles of Communism"). I greatly appreciated this inclusion by Gasper, along with his thoughtful introduction and afterword.
Don't buy this book for yourself alone, get one for a friend too. In a world where profit-seeking and power-grabs drive everything from oil wars to pharmaceutical research to prison construction, who says Marx is dead, anyway?
It's such a good version...I would even recommend it to a skeptic.......2005-12-10
Overall, this version is practical and 'user friendly.'
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I have read three other versions of the Communist Manifesto. All of these had their own special characteristic that distinguished them from each other. For example, one version has a good introduction and a good afterward , another version has good notes at the end of the Manifesto and another version is pocket size. However, this version has proven to be much better.
When I began reading this version, the large size of the pages bothered me a bit. However, it makes sense that the pages are larger because the Author places important information and notes that help to explain the Manifesto. As I continued reading, I became convinced that this version was much more practical than other versions even if it was not pocket size. The reason being, that whenever I did not understand a reference all I had to do was look at the edge of the page. In other versions, I had to go to the back of the book and read notes and other information in small print. This obviously became really annoying and it made me stop reading the notes because a lot of the information was overwhelming and sometimes unnecessary.
Furthermore, this version is better than the others because it explains the original text in plain English. In addition, this version has a funny and inspirational introduction, a good afterward by Howard Zinn and a section with a few questions that people usually ask to try and discredit socialism/communism. However, the Author answers those questions that sometimes puzzle or have puzzled us at one point in time.
I think that this is such a good version, that I would even recommend it to a skeptic.
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Interstellar carbon monoxide (CO) was first detected in 1970 by R.W. Wilson, K.B. Jefferts, and A.A. Penzias through observations of its lowest rotational transition at 2.6 mm wavelength. This discovery opened the door to a profound new understanding of several diverse yet related fields, including the phases of the interstellar medium, the initial and final phases of stellar evolution, the chemistry of dense and diffuse interstellar matter and of the solar system, the structure of the Milky Way galaxy, and the content and structure of other galaxies. These are among the most fundamental research areas in astrophysics, and spectroscopic information about CO and other molecules serves as a primary tool of investigation. Continuing developments in instrumentation will further increase the power and utility of millimeter and submillimeter-wavelength molecular line spectroscopy. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the detection of CO was an opportunity for researchers from all branches of millimeter-wave astronomy to gather and review progress and future directions. These Proceedings discuss the state of the field and consider important unanswered questions.
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This book provides a comprehensive survey of modern molecular astrophysics. It includes an introduction to molecular spectroscopy and then addresses the main areas of current molecular astrophysics, including galaxy formation, star forming regions, mass loss from young as well as highly evolved stars and supernovae, starburst galaxies plus the tori and discs near the central engines of active galactic nuclei. All chapters have been written by invited authors who are acknowledged experts in their fields. The thorough editorial process has ensured a uniformly high standard of exposition and a coherent style. The book is unique in giving a detailed view of its wide-ranging subject. It will provide the standard introduction for research students in molecular astrophysics. The book will be read by research astronomers and astrophysicists who wish to broaden the basis of their knowledge or are moving their activities into this burgeoning field. It will enable chemists to learn the astrophysics most related to chemistry as well as instruct physicists about the molecular processes most important in astronomy.
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