My War: Killing Time in Iraq

An underemployed, skateboarding party animal, Colby Buzzell traded a dead-end future for the army--and ended up as a machine gunner in Iraq. To make sense of the absurd and frightening events surrounding him, he started writing a blog about the war--and how it differed from the government's official version. But as his blog's popularity grew, Buzzell became the embedded reporter the Army couldn't control--despite its often hilarious efforts to do so.

The result is an extraordinary narrative, rich with unforgettable scenes: the Iraqi woman crying uncontrollably during a raid on her home; the soldier too afraid to fight; the troops chain-smoking in a guard tower and counting tracer rounds; the first, fierce firefight against the "men in black." Drawing comparisons to everything from Charles Bukowski to Catch-22, My War depicts a generation caught in a complicated and dangerous world--and marks the debut of a raw, remarkable new voice.

Author: Colby Buzzell
Publisher: Dutton Caliber
Published: 09/05/2006
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.10w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780425211366

Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 04/03/2008 pg. 34
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 47

About the Author
Before enlisting in the U.S. Army at age twenty-six, Colby Buzzell lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served over two years, including a year in Iraq.