Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War

Based on Captain Matt Gallagher's controversial and popular blog, which the U.S. Army shut down in June 2008, "Kaboom" is a sardonic, unnerving, one-of-a-kind Iraq war memoir. "At turns hilarious, maddening and terrifying," providing "raw and insightful snapshots of conflict" ("Washington Post"), "Kaboom" resonates with stoical detachment from and timeless insight into a war that we are still trying to understand.

Author: Matt Gallagher
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.07w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780306819674

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 47

About the Author
Matt Gallagher joined the Army in 2005 and left in 2009 following a fifteen-month tour in Iraq. He is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Youngblood. Originally from Reno, Nevada, he now lives in New York City.