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It definitely deserved the Pulitzer Prize, but the "but" is that it seemed somewhat disjointed, and the plot flow in the book was somewhat disjointed as well. It's a good read, don't get me wrong, but overall, I felt that the way it flowed needed some work. I can't think more than that, and can see how it's controversial, how a Black person was "shot trying to escape" and such, and how the defendant wasn't guilty, but still was considered guilty by the jury. I guess it is a p

It's not as great as the other books, but it's not so much the writer's fault; it's the position of the MC. As little as I know about the Marines, the Gunny isn't in much of the fight as when he or she was a Corporal, and even in the Army, I had to accept the fact that not all the "cool stuff" would always happen. I patrolled as much as I could, and so on, but at the level I was at in Afghanistan, I had Soldiers to do the work. So it would be unfair to give this book four sta

"Meh" is the term I ascribe to this book. I mean, it has action, and good ol' Nam writing. The book, as it's written, could be better, a lot better, and perhaps expanded. As such, it is a book about war, and therefore, I can't knock it too much, hence a three-star rating. It has its good points; the author either served or conducted thorough research, as there is little to poke holes in the descriptions. He even included the difference in sound that the AK and M16 made, which

You know, when you read a lot of fiction regarding mercenaries, you sorta get an idea of what goes on in the real world. I have to admit that as a writer of mercenary fiction (in the military science fiction vein), I had some ideas, but this book helped me realize more about what to do and how. The book is not exhaustive, but it offers a wealth of information on current PMC and mercenary operations and how they mesh with the real world. Such as PMCs during OEF, and my ignoran