"War "by Sebastian Junger is a must read. The author follows a platoon of men in the korengal valley located in east afghanistan during the iraq war. He captures what few would ever dream about. As he follows the men of battle company though every day life of watching the men blow off steam to fire fights that end up killing alot of the troops. "War" which has 3 part series inside itself ,"Fear,Killing and Love".The first book "Fear" explains the men of battle company and all of its members going on deployment. One in particular troop named Juan " Restrepo" was an combat medic who was killed in one of these fire fights. To honor him the men named an out post dedicated to him. The rest of the 2/3 parts are how the men deal with the struggles to find peace after doing their duty.
This book will have you sucked in from start to finish with gripping detail on what it is really like to fight in a war to eat/sleep and breath the combat life.You also learn about each individual person on a day to day basis with amazing stories and vivid descriptions. War is a book you just have to open.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7519640-war
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