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Iron Bravo: Hearts, Minds, and Sergeants in the U.S. Army
Iron Bravo Hearts Minds and Sergeants in the US Army Author:Carsten Stroud In Iron Bravo bestselling journalist-novelist Carsten Stroud offers a gonzo look into today's real army through the eyes of a forty-nine-year-old military lifer named Dee Crane. A first sergeant in the famed Big Red One infantry division, Crane has seen it all, from the green hell of Vietnam to the devastating victory in the Persian... more » Gulf, and he is still proud to be "eleven bravo"—a combat soldier.
Here is the unsanitized story of how soldiers really live, think, fight, and sometimes die. Here too is the face of modern war—its mask of high-tech marvels unable to disguise the brutal truth: that battles are still won and lost by grunts who capture ground with their blood and their bravery. And here is the distinguished fighting history of the Big Red One from Custer to Patton to Desert Storm. Gritty, irreverent, and heroic, Iron Bravo is an unforgettable portrait of today's warriors.
"PUNGENT, WHIPLASH PROSE...BECAUSE FIRST SERGEANT CRANE IS SMART, THOUGHTFUL, FUNNY, SKEPTICAL AND ARTICULATE. HIS VIEWS...ARE CONSISTENTLY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE." —Publishers Weekly« less