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My War: Killing Time in Iraq [Paperback]

Colby Buzzell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New edition edition (13 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552154377
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552154376
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 375,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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An extraordinary account of the war in Iraq.

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'Once we passed the checkpoint at the border, it hit me. I was like, Holy Shit, this is it, I'm entering a combat zone. Cool!'

At twenty-six Colby Buzzell, unemplyed and living at home, decided to join the US Army. Within months he was in Iraq, a machine gunner in the controversial Stryker Brigade Combat Team, an army unit on the cutting edge of combat technology and the first of its kind.

Trapped amid 'guerrilla warfare, urban-style' in Mosul, Iraq, Buzzell was struck by the bizarre and often frightening world surrounding him. He began writing a blog describing the war - not as being reported by CNN or official briefings - but as experienced by the soldier on the ground. His story is a brutally honest and hard-hitting account of the absurdities of modern war. These are the real stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight.

My War is a powerful story of a young man and a war, unlike any you have read before.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
breath of fresh air 25 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
I'll keep this short; it's an excellent book, eye-opening, shows the dark side of war (is there a bright side?), well detailed and the author is has a great sense of humour. The accounts of combat scenes are particularly good.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This book was recommended to me and I was not disappinted. In an often humorous account on his time driving around in 'Stryker' fast patrol vehicles as part of a Quick Reaction Force, Buzzell describes how he changed from a drifter/ waster in and out of dead-end jobs into someone with a purpose. Failing to impress the Marine recruiter (their loss), he joins the Army and ends up in Iraq. Bored at the uncomfortable life there he starts his own 'blog' reflections (similar to 'Just Another Soldier' blogger) on life in Iraq. Eventually these draw attention from the authorities, who allow him to continue because his writings are funny and give a far more accurate portrayal of life in Iraq than any offical communiques or press releases (and that includes from embedded journalists).

His Dedication (at the end of the book) sums up his sense of humour, as it includes his recruitment officer "without whom all this would not have been possible."

Wait for the film, it should be awesome and if done properly, on a par with 'Blackhawk Down.' He describes the plethora of digital cameras - some even used while firefights were taking place! Including some by himself. At times his understated writing on the randomness of fate (eg a mercenary killed en route to the airport, his letter of resignation found in his pocket) make the reader pause to reflect on the whole crazy war. And the 'peace'

In short this is a presumably accurate account of life in the Army by someone who lived it, and loved it, and came out the other side a better person for it. Even his marriage survived (unlike in "Shooter"). He joined the Army because they guaranteed him the chance to shoot big guns and blow things up. He fulfilled both aspirations.

Buzzell sees far more action than Swofford in "Jarhead" (which isn't difficult) and writes about the 'post-peace' Iraq, that will only be bettered by 82nd Airborne scout/sniper book "Bullets and Copenhagen" which is packed full of action. Altogether, an execellent at times funny study of humans in an alien environment.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Difficult to be objective with all the hype. I never read Buzzell's blogs at the time but I can understand the thrill people got from the immediacy of his writing. From that perspective it is an excellent read. There is something special I guess about reading something written by someone that only happened a few hours ago across the other side of the world. However I don't think this translates well to a book. The pace is slow and repetitive, whilst I appreciate that war can and often is like this it doesn't always make for good reading. The text is short and doesn't reflect much depth in understanding of the situation he finds himself in.

An easy read that you will finish in only a few days this book doesn't pose many questions and answers fewer. Will probably make a good film with no doubt a hot sound track.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Go to Mosul with CBFTW and watch him wage a "three blog war"!
The book is based on PFC Buzzell's weblog - "live" from Iraq.
If you're about to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan and call a Stryker, Piranha or a similar armoured vehicle your... Read more
Published on 24 July 2008 by Steen Lykke Laursen
Oh yes
I know he is an American but this is a great read. liked it so much started to read his Blog. A great insight into how Uncle Sam works its military from recruiting to discharge. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by Tommy Atkins
Colby Buzzell, Fuck The War: CBFTW
My War by Colby Buzzell is nothing less than the soul of an extremely interesting human being at war on our behalf in Iraq. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by prisrob
Not much to add...
There is not much to add to the assessments already made here. I concur with Richard Pursehouse "Ricardo"'s review titled "Erudite and witty reflection on the Iraq war" below and... Read more
Published on 12 May 2007 by Mike Camel
FANTASTIC
I have to agree with the others, Colby's book is an amazingly funny, sometimes touching look at the grunt's daily life in Iraq. Read more
Published on 31 May 2006 by Mr. P. Mcclenaghan
Good but not brilliant
Don't get me wrong, I liked this book. Fast paced and a slightly different take on the first person front line accounts. Read more
Published on 14 May 2006 by Blue frog
A mindblowing fast ride into Battle
Colby can write. This is the first thing that strikes you. I've read his Blog "My war" when he served, and the book was worth the waiting. Read more
Published on 27 April 2006 by Peter Friis Andersen
A great read
I really enjoyed this book, which is at times both touching and often humourous. Buzzell is a likeable narrator who retells his expereinces with openness and candour. 5*
Published on 26 Mar 2006
The truth is out there!
Excellent, funny, disturbing, and different. Based on his web log: cbftw. Demonstrates yet again that ordinary soldiers are much brighter and humane than their political masters... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2006 by John Richard
Colby Buzzell has candidly written one of the most interesting pieces...
This is not some view from the top but a look at the war from someone who fought it as a young soldier with mixed feelings about the military establishment and with solid feelings... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2006 by Roger SSpulding
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