Title: The Junior Officers' Reading Club : killing time and fighting wars /
Authors: Hennessey, Patrick, 1982-
Publisher: Riverhead Books,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Hennessey, Patrick,; Great Britain.; Soldiers Great Britain Biography; Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, British.; Afghan War, 2001-2021 Personal narratives, British.
Abstract: A revelatory first-hand account of a young enlistee's profound coming of age and how boys grow into men amid the frenetic, sometimes exhilarating violence, frequent boredom, and almost overwhelming responsibilities that frame a soldier's experience and the way we fight today.
Contents: Prologue -- The Junior Officers' Reading Club -- A call to arms -- On the first block -- Welcome to fucking Iraq -- All things come -- Decompression -- Glossary of military terms.