Anthony Swofford Libros

Anthony Swofford's memoir offers a searing, unforgettable account of his experiences as a frontline infantry marine during the Gulf War. In 1990, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia, burdened with a heavy pack and a sniper's rifle. His time in the desert was marked by relentless misery: he faced betrayal from his girlfriend, endured boredom and fear, contemplated suicide, and even pulled a gun on a fellow marine. As the war progressed, he navigated a harrowing landscape filled with the remains of fallen soldiers and narrowly escaped death in a booby-trapped bunker. Swofford intertwines his war experiences with vivid recollections of boot camp, where he faced physical abuse from his drill instructor, and reflections on the marine mythos. He grapples with his identity as an American, a soldier, and a son, especially as combat looms closer. Unlike the sanitized media portrayals of the war, his narrative challenges the notion that military interventions are clean and casualty-free. He emphasizes the reality of wounded and fallen soldiers, the haunting aftermath of battle, and the struggles veterans face when reintegrating into civilian life. This harrowing yet inspiring portrait captures a tormented consciousness seeking inner peace, positioning it alongside American war classics for its raw beauty and profound emotional depth.

Severin is the son of an Air Force pilot who lives on a military base in Japan. He loves Virginia, the daughter of the general who runs the base. Severin is soon caught up in Virginia's world, and the young couple fall into trouble way over their heads.

Imagine what a dictionary might look like about thirty years hence, when all of the world's problems are solved and our current dictionaries are a distant memory. Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss have lined up an incredible array of writers to bring you that futuristic dictionary and a vision of the world as it might be. Think of it as a dictionary of language for describing what the future could look like a dictionary that is both useful and romantic, hopeful and necessary, pragmatic and idealistic, and frequently funny. This is science fiction but with a difference.

Podtitul: Vojákova kronika války v zálivu a dalších bitev Vzpomínky svobodníka americké námořní pěchoty na službu ve válce v Perském zálivu v letech 1990-1991. Jen několik týdnů po irácké invazi do Kuvajtu a pár dní po svých dvacátých narozeninách přistává rodák z Kalifornie a další příslušníci čety průzkumníků a odstřelovačů v rozpálené poušti Středního východu. Teprve skutečný a drsný dotek války, nepopsatelný strach a úzkost, děsivá blízkost smrti jej zbavuje iluzí a ideálů o válečném hrdinství a slávě, o smyslu této i každé příští války. O svých zážitcích vypráví naprosto bez příkras, slovy často velmi peprnými.