Jarhead
A Solder's Story of Modern War
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Release Date: 03/01/2006
A Solder's Story of Modern War. The classic war memoir, now a major Hollywood film, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Jake Gyllenhall as 'Swoff'. Anthony Swofford's grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; and he - a directionless, testosterone-battered teenager - became a scout/sniper in the marines and fought in the Gulf War. His account of that time is also part of a lineage - after Wilfred Owen, Norman Mailer, Michael Herr and Tim O'Brien, it brings the raw and searing tradition of soldiers' stories up to date. A harrowing yet inspiring portrait of a tormented consciousness struggling for reconciliation and peace, JARHEAD is authentic, revelatory and brilliantly crafted.