Theonecalleddoc
03-03-2009, 20:46
House to House:
Writen by Army SSG David Bellavia about his expiences in Fallujah, Iraq. If you want a no BS view of what combat was like during the push for Fallujah for one soldier.
Why I like this book? Because SSG Bellavia writes the book as he saw it, he doesnt change his language and he doesn't miss a thing. Raw, real, and unfiltered. This book made me laugh, it made me scream in anger, and at parts I teared up. Even though this guy was in the Army and in a completely different Iraq then I saw i still connected alot with this one.
Rule Number Two:
Writen by Dr. Heidi Kraft about her services as a clinical psychologist and her time at a Combat Hospital. Dr. Kraft talks about the mental aspect of workign in a trauma center where the fight for life and limb is a fought daily.
Why I like this book? Because Dr. Kraft's first expiences with trauma were much like mine. Where as SSG Bellavia (author of the above book) knew what he was getting into, Dr. Kraft was completely clueless to what combat looked like and she doesn't pretend she knew what she was doing from the get-go.
Both of these books are great reads. I'm partialy dyslexic and reading is rarely a pleasure for me but these two books made it worth it.
Writen by Army SSG David Bellavia about his expiences in Fallujah, Iraq. If you want a no BS view of what combat was like during the push for Fallujah for one soldier.
Why I like this book? Because SSG Bellavia writes the book as he saw it, he doesnt change his language and he doesn't miss a thing. Raw, real, and unfiltered. This book made me laugh, it made me scream in anger, and at parts I teared up. Even though this guy was in the Army and in a completely different Iraq then I saw i still connected alot with this one.
Rule Number Two:
Writen by Dr. Heidi Kraft about her services as a clinical psychologist and her time at a Combat Hospital. Dr. Kraft talks about the mental aspect of workign in a trauma center where the fight for life and limb is a fought daily.
Why I like this book? Because Dr. Kraft's first expiences with trauma were much like mine. Where as SSG Bellavia (author of the above book) knew what he was getting into, Dr. Kraft was completely clueless to what combat looked like and she doesn't pretend she knew what she was doing from the get-go.
Both of these books are great reads. I'm partialy dyslexic and reading is rarely a pleasure for me but these two books made it worth it.