Gunshots clamor thunderously throughout the broken-down city. Bullets viciously charging the human flesh. The stench of gun powder and rotting corpses saturate the hot air. The seed of doubt and confusion set foot on the weary mind. I see your sides are advancing; mine are left behind.
As we progressed further into the story, the dire situation is emphasized in the miserable conditions that the U.S. servicemen are enduring. The foul odor of piss and sweat waft in the dark environs. Adversary snipers are licking their chops for whoever is dumb enough to dare to leave the fortified walls. The enemy are circling the troops like a pack of hungry wolves enclosing on a lonely sheep. There's no turning back. No more hiding. Only survival. Or death. SOS.
Godspeed,
Phai
P.S. The website listed below is an interview with Dexter Filkins discussing the various aspects regarding the book and the author's thoughts on the Iraq war itself.
http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm?author_number=1610
P.P.S. Here's a video of the author lecturing about the book. Quite a handsome guy, isn't he?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-oXcft0RY
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