Accounts of the Iraq War from soldier's perspective?
July 21, 2008 12:00 PM Subscribe
What are some of the most compelling articles you've read about fighting in the Iraq War?
Working on a script set in Iraq, trying to gain a feel for the kind of struggles soldiers deal with on a daily basis: road blocks, IEDs, house to house searches... Anything you've read from the POV of these guys that sticks with you and refuses to let go?
Working on a script set in Iraq, trying to gain a feel for the kind of struggles soldiers deal with on a daily basis: road blocks, IEDs, house to house searches... Anything you've read from the POV of these guys that sticks with you and refuses to let go?
I've always found this narrative published last year very compelling: I Miss Iraq. I Miss My Gun. I Miss My War.
posted by anifinder at 12:31 PM on July 21, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by anifinder at 12:31 PM on July 21, 2008 [2 favorites]
While it doesn't cover the occupation, Generation Kill -- the book -- seemed an accurate representation, to this non-vet, of the confusion, anxiety, and banality of the invasion itself.
posted by notyou at 12:48 PM on July 21, 2008
posted by notyou at 12:48 PM on July 21, 2008
Read through the blog posts of Michael J. Totten and Michael Yon. Both of them have spent a great deal of time in Iraq attached to various units.
posted by Class Goat at 1:56 PM on July 21, 2008
posted by Class Goat at 1:56 PM on July 21, 2008
I was deeply moved / horrified by articles on depleted uranium and cancer rates in the Iraq population. not to mention how gulf war syndrom looks oddly like radiation poisoning
posted by Redhush at 3:34 PM on July 21, 2008
posted by Redhush at 3:34 PM on July 21, 2008
The War Nerd
Not so much for POV, but for a clear and honest understanding of the groups currently fighting for power in Iraq and war in general.
posted by limited slip at 8:32 PM on July 21, 2008
Not so much for POV, but for a clear and honest understanding of the groups currently fighting for power in Iraq and war in general.
posted by limited slip at 8:32 PM on July 21, 2008
You might want to check out Zoriah - an independent photojournalist who (up until recently) was embedded in Iraq. Some of it is NSFW and extremely brutal/honest, especially his report on the suicide bombing in Anbar, which to answer your question, is what stuck with me (and got him into a lot of trouble with the US Marines for it's honesty).
posted by saturnine at 5:42 AM on July 22, 2008
posted by saturnine at 5:42 AM on July 22, 2008
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posted by cushie at 12:24 PM on July 21, 2008