num_pages: 313
description: A harrowing look inside the world of military reserves describes his unexpected odyssey from college to the Persian Gulf after only four weeks of combat training, describing the grueling physical and emotional challenges that he and his fellow reservists faced on the killing fields of Kuwait during the Gulf War.
language: English
title: Spare Parts: A Marine Reservist's Journey From Campus to Combat in 38 Days
titlecomplete: Spare Parts: A Marine Reservist's Journey From Campus to Combat in 38 Days
genres: Nonfiction, War, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 119
publisher: Gotham Books