Jarhead : a Marine's chronicle of the Gulf War and other battles / Anthony Swofford.
When the U.S. Marines -- or "jarheads" -- were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
Record details
- ISBN: 141651340X
- ISBN: 9781416513407
- ISBN: 0743235355
- ISBN: 9780965767033
- ISBN: 0965767035
- ISBN: 0743239180
- ISBN: 0743244915
- ISBN: 9780743244916
- ISBN: 0743287215
- ISBN: 9780743287210
- Physical Description: 260 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 1260L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.9 14 76222. |
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| Subject: | Swofford, Anthony. United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 7th. Battalion, 2nd. Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon. Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Personal narratives, American. |
| Genre: | Personal narratives. |
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- 38 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 956.704 SWO (Text) | 36015000707428 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 956.704 Swo (Text) | 101091000644150 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | 956.7044 SWO (Text) | 40599000549595 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 956.7044 S (Text) | 34208201102125 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | 956.7044 SWOFF (Text) | 34208203058291 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | 956.704 S 2003 (Text) | 0112523783376 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 956.7044 SWO (Text) | 22281500088119 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | 956.7 SWO (Text) | 23900000015241 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Swo (Text) | 30308100625582 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 956.704 SWO (Text) | 640191002284960 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
When the U.S. Marines -- or "jarheads" -- were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
