My War: Killing Time in Iraq - Colby Buzzell

My War - Killing Time in Iraq is the first book I have taken the time to read relating to the experiences of US forces in Iraq. The book written by Infantryman Colby Buzzell follows in detail his 12-month tour of duty in Iraq in the months following the official end of the Iraq war. The book itself follows a 3 year period in the life of Colby Buzzell, a punk rock loving Californian living in the San Francisco area in his journey from relative obscurity to the streets of Mosul as part of the Stryker Brigade, a light infantry unit deployed as part of the peace keeping mission in Iraq. Starting with an outline of his life before joining the army, Buzzell pulls no ...  Read the complete review