Leaving the Wire An Infantryman Iraq eBook David P Ervin
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This book paints an intense, graphic portrait of the emotional and physical realities of the counter-insurgency campaign in Iraq. Gain insight into the murky characteristics that defined the war from a grunt who lived through it; the drudgery, filth, confusion, fear, and frustration. If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to be there, this book is for you.
Leaving the Wire An Infantryman Iraq eBook David P Ervin
Review – Leaving the WireDavid Ervin’s record of service in Iraq is an outstanding by the manner in which he details the thoughts, emotions & physical aspects of day to day activities.
David explains the personal impact of heat, dirt, discomfort, smells, sights & tiredness upon himself & his team members.
He expresses the emotional impact upon them at the death in action of a mate, & how this affected their attitude towards the enemy.
The aspect of two different worlds, USA & Iraq is epitomised in his book:
‘’------- a reminder that they were returning to the different world, that was the stateside Army. Discipline would be measured in behaving ourselves, & looking sharp in our uniforms, instead of making the right call of whether or not to shoot someone.’’
Thank you David, for your military service, & for your effort in recording the details.
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Leaving the Wire An Infantryman Iraq eBook David P Ervin Reviews
I chose this book in hopes of gaining insight for my own writing. I have no military background, and though I write speculative fiction, I like to base my characters and situations on something solid that readers can relate to.
But forget about that this book is no fantasy. It's the sort of real stuff we all need to be aware of in order to understand what's happening in the world we live in. I congratulate David Ervin for his courage in writing this -- and especially for telling the simple facts without putting any slant or spin on it. The author's honesty here is as refreshing as the facts are disturbing. Every American should read this book.
This book was interesting in that the author went into much detail regarding his day-to-day activities while in a combat zone. However, while I enjoyed the narrative, it was a difficult read due to the style and (sometimes) some of that same extensive detail regarding aspects that weren't pertinent or important. Would I read it again or purchase it again - probably not. This is one to check out from the local library.
Ervin makes it very clear at the outset of his story that what he has to say is straight from his experiences. It's a no BS retelling of army life from basic training through deployment in Iraq. The authenticity of his story cannot be denied--it's evident with the flow of his narrative on every page.
Since I have never served in any branch of the military, I have no baseline to refer to when reading Ervin's story. In fact, that is one reason I purchased this book--I wanted to know what it was like. Not the glorified, idealistic images that predominate the entertainment industry. No, I wanted to know the routine, the boredom, the terror, the exhilaration, the sacrifices. Not a hypothetical, but real.
I'm too old at this stage in my life to serve my country as these young men and women have done, and are doing. The least I can do is honor their service by caring enough to understand what they have done. I came away with the knowledge that Ervin and his comrades matured and grew through their service--a belief I held prior to reading his story. Now I know how.
This book was very informative and pretty much told it like it is. This book just tells a story about an army infantry man's experience and about what he saw not about what all the other units in Iraq saw. So maybe he didn't get a purple heart or medal of Honor but at least he had the courage to put his life on the line for this great nation. Not many people would be willing to do what these men are doing for our country. What would happen if all parents decided they didn't want their kids to go to war or fight for our country? Good decision or not. Support the troops.
Having been a Marine grunt platoon commander in Vietnam, I initially wanted to read this simply to help determine if and or how the experiences were similar or different.
SGT Ervin painted what I firmly believe is a tremendous portrait of words describing, in a wonderfully non-PC. manner, the daily life of the troops who fight our wars. The daily, grinding sameness; the unexpected high humor; the throat-clenching fear, the pain of losing friends and the overwhelming, complete feeling of mental and physical exhaustion 24/7 - SGT Ervin will make you feel all of it.
And he does a superb job of attempting to explain to those who haven't been through it, how normal, American guys from a cross-section of society, through those shared experiences, become able to daily suffer and do what they must survive while completing their missions.
I'm very glad he and most of his friends made it back. I'm also very glad he chose to share his war with us. Finally, SGT Ervin demonstrated to me that except for locale, language and equipment, seems to me that the life in the infantry likely hasn't charged much over time. I expect that the Sumerian and Babylonian troops who fought in that same area would agree.
You owe it to yourself to read this...
This is an excellent book. Ever since reading "An American Sniper" a few months ago (inspired by publicity for the movie) I have been devouring Iraq and Afghanistan memoirs. I enjoy them but I've also been on a bit of a quest to understand what happened there. I have by now read about ten Iraq/Afghanistan books and this was stand out -- even among the "bigs", the Bing West numbers and such. I was looking for detail (how things actually worked on a very concrete level) and, after reading several books by snipers and SEALs, I really wanted an average guy's experience. You certainly get both of those in this book. If you're a little bored by the long technical descriptions of, say, loading a tank (though even those descriptions are important information) you can skip them, but the extremely detailed descriptions of, for example, riding out in a Bradley to get to an operation, really put you in the guy's skin. This is war as hell writ large but one also gets to understand how people survive. The writing is kind of clunky in the beginning but when the writer actually gets to Iraq and he gets into his subject it gets very smooth. I'd go as far as saying that in places it reminded me of Orwell's Homage to Catalonia -- and that's pretty high praise from this Orwell lover.
Review – Leaving the Wire
David Ervin’s record of service in Iraq is an outstanding by the manner in which he details the thoughts, emotions & physical aspects of day to day activities.
David explains the personal impact of heat, dirt, discomfort, smells, sights & tiredness upon himself & his team members.
He expresses the emotional impact upon them at the death in action of a mate, & how this affected their attitude towards the enemy.
The aspect of two different worlds, USA & Iraq is epitomised in his book
‘’------- a reminder that they were returning to the different world, that was the stateside Army. Discipline would be measured in behaving ourselves, & looking sharp in our uniforms, instead of making the right call of whether or not to shoot someone.’’
Thank you David, for your military service, & for your effort in recording the details.
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