Weapons of Mass Destruction (Audible Audio Edition) Margaret Vandenburg MacLeod Andrews Inc Blackstone Audio Books
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For patriots like Billy Sinclair, the Iraq War started on 9/11. He is primed to kill in the backwoods of Montana, hunting with his buddy, Pete, under the tutelage of his grandfather, a decorated World War II veteran. When they kill their first deer, Grandpa smears its blood on their faces in honor of Pete's great-great-grandfather, a Sioux scout who corralled the first wild horses bearing the Sinclair brand.
A more sublime boyhood is unimaginable, a more tragic adolescence unthinkable. Nobody sees it coming. Pete's inexplicable suicide steels Sinclair's resolve to join the marines. The moral certainty of the war on terror fills the void left by his best friend's death. But Sinclair's faith falters when his platoon is forced to attack equivocal targets in Fallujah mosques, cemeteries, and countless homes. Urban combat is tough enough without being haunted by the specters of defenseless women, let alone children. Sinclair summons his training, holding his doubts at bay until a suicide bomber triggers flashbacks to the role he unwittingly played in Pete's death. His own survival will ultimately depend on solving the riddle posed by these two suicides - mirror images of self-destructive compulsions at home and abroad.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (Audible Audio Edition) Margaret Vandenburg MacLeod Andrews Inc Blackstone Audio Books
Margaret Vandenburg’s fine novel deserves a more original title. The novel is an exploration of the experience of American fighters in Iraq. I suppose in that context the title has an ironic resonance, but the novel is not an ironic exposition of political mistakes or rationalizations for war, it is a very convincing personal account of the experiences of a single fictional Marine squad in the battle for Fallujah.Vandenburg is a very persuasive writer on the grunt’s personal experience of modern war. This is surprising, as we are conditioned to think of war as the province of men; we expect that the writing of women on war will be concerned with the war on the home front, not on the battle front. Vandenburg disposes of that quaint notion immediately. She has the rare ability to imagine and articulate the actions of her characters with a conviction that does not depend on a feminine point of view . She speaks with the masculine voice of the fighters at Fallujah, because the battle for Fallujah was overwhelmingly the actions of men.
Vandenburg is a good writer. Her language is appropriate and terse, the action sometimes shockingly immediate and forceful, the development of players neatly defined by their actions, and by a spare use of flashback that gives the characters a back story. But its most important attribute is this: the story MOVES; quickly, sometimes violently, and always with a pace that fits the story line.
This novel belongs in the select group of war novels that expand one’s understanding of war in general, but most particularly, the American war in Iraq. It’s a learning experience, but mostly it’s a damned good read.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (Audible Audio Edition) Margaret Vandenburg MacLeod Andrews Inc Blackstone Audio Books Reviews
It was ok but not a book I would buy. Try reading "Jungle Rules" by Charles Henderson. I found that one a better read.
A fantastic, engaging read. Margaret Vandenburg has managed to examine the complexities of modern warfare and the ideologies that fuel it in a fast-paced, hard-hitting story. One can't help but falling a little bit in love with Sinclair, the main character, who is so naive and yet grounded in his sense of right and wrong. And one cannot help but mourn the loss of love, loyalty, and certainty as the narrator follows Sinclair and his platoon through Operation Vigilant Resolve and the streets of Fallujah.
Ms. Vandenburg overwhelmingly succeeds in creating (or rather it feels like re-creating) an amazingly accurate and compelling story of soldiers in the Iraq War - the best I've read and an instant timeless classic - beyond the politics and just a great novel about a war. Hemingway and Salter came to my mind as I read it. From the first word, the reader is engaged in the experience of these characters from their upbringing in the rural west that made them into the men they are to the Iraq battlefields. Having grown up in the rural west and spent considerable time in Iraq during that war (albeit not as a soldier), this feels so real and the level of skill and craft to accomplish it is stunning. Here is the book I would like to see made into a movie (mostly I hate the books and movies I have seen about the Iraq War since few, if any, have gotten it right until now). However, it would be difficult to do the novel justice.
If the mark of a good story is being able to lose yourself in another world, then Margaret Vandenburg's "Weapons of Mass Destruction" succeeds tremendously. I was shocked at how quickly I was transported into a world I know nothing about the front lines of a twenty-first century war. The ease and expertise with which Vandenburg writes about the soldiers we follow is remarkable. Her language is lean but vivid. I felt dropped right in the middle of it all.
Perhaps the most significant aspect of the book is that is puts a very personal, human face on what has become a very divisive and political talking point war. As we argue at home about the merits of military action, we can quickly forget the fact that human beings are putting their lives on the line. Vandenburg's novel is about human beings in extraordinary situations, and through our empathy for them, we come to understand something new and valuable about the world today.
Margaret Vandenburg’s fine novel deserves a more original title. The novel is an exploration of the experience of American fighters in Iraq. I suppose in that context the title has an ironic resonance, but the novel is not an ironic exposition of political mistakes or rationalizations for war, it is a very convincing personal account of the experiences of a single fictional Marine squad in the battle for Fallujah.
Vandenburg is a very persuasive writer on the grunt’s personal experience of modern war. This is surprising, as we are conditioned to think of war as the province of men; we expect that the writing of women on war will be concerned with the war on the home front, not on the battle front. Vandenburg disposes of that quaint notion immediately. She has the rare ability to imagine and articulate the actions of her characters with a conviction that does not depend on a feminine point of view . She speaks with the masculine voice of the fighters at Fallujah, because the battle for Fallujah was overwhelmingly the actions of men.
Vandenburg is a good writer. Her language is appropriate and terse, the action sometimes shockingly immediate and forceful, the development of players neatly defined by their actions, and by a spare use of flashback that gives the characters a back story. But its most important attribute is this the story MOVES; quickly, sometimes violently, and always with a pace that fits the story line.
This novel belongs in the select group of war novels that expand one’s understanding of war in general, but most particularly, the American war in Iraq. It’s a learning experience, but mostly it’s a damned good read.
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