Matt Gallagher, Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
08/12/2010 7:00 pm
"A
vivid and introspective chronicle of Gallagher’s fifteen months in
Iraq…Its aim is simple: to explain what it is like to wage an
unconventional war…Unlike a journalist, whose Heisenberg-like presence
inevitably distorts, Gallagher is able to candidly depict the lighter
moments of war…Evocative prose, convincing dialogue, and, especially,
telling vignettes of life as an American soldier in Iraq." The New Republic
"Kaboom
is funny and profound, urbane and vulgar, witty and worthwhile…Photos
with informative captions, and an index [are] the only pages in Kaboom
without a sense of humor…As jaw-dropping, laugh-inducing and
eye-opening as any life-threatening rollercoaster ride in a war zone.” Military Times
Matt Gallagher joined the U.S. army in 2005 and received a commission
in the armored cavalry. Following a fifteen-month deployment in Iraq,
Gallagher left the army in 2009. Originally from Reno, Nevada, he now
lives in New York.
Matt Gallagher joined the U.S. army in 2005 and received a commission
in the armored cavalry. Following a fifteen-month deployment in Iraq,
Gallagher left the army in 2009. Originally from Reno, Nevada, he now
lives in New York.
