Analysis Of The Book War By Sebastian Junger - 1337 Words

There is a very large majority of material written and taken down about the Iraq/Afghan war, and our libraries hold majority of these works of literature. This is a book review of the book â€Å"War† which is authored by Sebastian Junger and published by Hatchett Book Group in May of 2010. Sebastian Junger was an â€Å"embedded† reporter with the 2nd Platoon, Battle Company of the 173rd Airborne Brigade for Vanity Fair magazine, and was entirely dependent on the U.S. military for food, shelter, security, and transportation.1 This book is the result of five trips taken to Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan that were taken between June 2007 and June 2008. Junger states that he was never asked-directly or indirectly- to alter his reporting in any way or to show the contents of his camera. Junger is an American citizen and has recollections of the terrorist’s attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. With this in mind, it could be cause for some bias reporting that may be presented and talked about through this book review. This memoir was written for the main reason of Junger being interested in Americans in Afghanistan. He was interested in what it was like to serve in a platoon of combat infantry in the U.S. Army.2 With this memoir in mind, Junger wanted to reach the American citizens as his audience to show just what mindset the American soldiers were placed in during their time in Afghanistan. Junger states that the â€Å"moral basis† of the war didn’t seem to interestShow MoreRelatedAn Analysis Of The Red Convertible By Louise Erdrich1018 Words   |  5 Pagesupon his return. The story takes place during the time of the Vietnam War. The author uses foreshadowing in the beginning of the story to reveal the demise of Henry as a possible outcome when the protagonist says, â€Å"We owned it together until his boots filled with water.† (Erdrich, 445) Another very important piece of information into what Henry went through is revealed when we learned he was captured by the enemy. Prisoners of War (POW) for those that survived the ordeal, would endure a greater degree