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“…a candid, vivid diary of war, refreshing for its realism and its lack of pretense.”
—Bing West, Author of No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Experience the Iraq War through the journal and letters of a Marine who fought in Fallujah from March to October 2004. Initially written as a private journal without any thought of publication, Boredom by Day, Death by Night: An Iraq War Journal describes Sgt. Seth Conner’s most personal, intimate, and revealing thoughts on his experiences with the war.
Join Conner as he struggles to
- handle the anticipation of first combat
- accept the loss of friends to horrific deaths
- cope with the aftermath of witnessing grotesque tragedies
- withstand the constant fear of mortar shells
- survive combat while completing his mission
- reconcile his faith with the realities of war
- deal with criticism from the home front
- readjust to life at home
With a foreword by Bing West, Author of No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah.
“…a Marine’s story told as only a Marine could tell it.”
—L. J. Butler
“I felt pride. I felt frustration. I felt empathy, sadness and at times envy. Most importantly, from cover to cover, I felt.”
—Dave Bothun, Founding Member of The Three Jarheads, Comedians to the Corps
“…a true gem for those who want a firsthand account of what it’s like to be a young Marine on the front lines of the War on Terror.”
—Johnny Waltz, Executive Vice President of the Iraq War Veterans Organization