Bing West’s One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon at War follows the combat mission of Marine Battalion 3/5, which suffered the highest casualty rate of any platoon in the Afghan War.
West, a former marine with combat experience in Vietnam, writes with sympathy and intelligence about the experiences of infantrymen fighting a guerrilla war with an enemy who is not in uniform.
He makes some of the boilerplate observations and comments about a Marine’s life, but the combination of his compassion and professional tone prevent them from becoming cliché or shopworn. His voice is real and identifiable to solider and civilian alike.
West, a former marine with combat experience in Vietnam, writes with sympathy and intelligence about the experiences of infantrymen fighting a guerrilla war with an enemy who is not in uniform.
He makes some of the boilerplate observations and comments about a Marine’s life, but the combination of his compassion and professional tone prevent them from becoming cliché or shopworn. His voice is real and identifiable to solider and civilian alike.
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