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![]() My impressions: I loved this book – it was not only insightful and thought provoking, but also fun to read and filled with satire and wit. This book covers one day of that trip – when they are hosted by the Dallas Cowboys, to be shown on the jumbotron, meet the celebrities, players, cheerleaders, and participate in the half-time show. The Army then decides to capitalize on this engaging image of their soldiers perfuming at their best and brings the squad back to the US on a “victory” tour for two weeks, to help promote the Army, help with recruiting and win support for the war – similarly to what the US military has done in previous conflicts. ![]() Summary in 3 sentences: A squad of army infantry soldiers is engaged in a firefight in Iraq in which with heroism they overcome a superior force – which is caught on film by an embedded FOX news crew, and the film goes viral in America. ![]() SF Chronicle called it Pulitzer Prize-quality good. ![]() ![]() I hadn’t heard of it, but after getting started, I found out that it is winner of the National Book critics circle award for fiction, winner, LA time Book award for fiction, finalist in the National Book Award and a number of other awards. Why this book: Suggested by my good friend Carl Czech to be read by a reading group I’m in at work. ![]()
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