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Exit A: A Novel by Anthony Swofford
34.99 NZD
Category: Thriller
Anthony Swofford's memoir of serving as a US marine in the Gulf War was an international sensation, made into an acclaimed film by director Sam Mendes. A meditation on manhood and masculinity, Jarhead rapidly established itself as a classic piece of war literature. Suffused with the same intensity of em ...Show more
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
21.99 NZD
22.99 (4% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
Anthony Swofford's Jarhead was the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative. When the marines -- or "jarheads," as they call themselves -- were sent in 1990 to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, Swofford was there, with a hundred-pound pack on his ...Show more
Jarhead - Movie Tie-In Cover by Anthony Swofford
24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Anthony Swofford's grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; and he - a directionless, testosterone-battered teenager - became a scout/sniper in the marines and fought in the Gulf War. His account of that time is also part of a lineage - after Wilfred Owen, Norman Mailer, Michael Herr a ...Show more
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