The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq

Description

John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition. One weekend a month. Two weeks a year. A free education. But in 2002, one term shy of graduation, Crawford was shipped off to the front line in Iraq. Once there he decided to chronicle his daily life as a soldier in all its brutal, terrifying and heartbreaking honesty. The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell introduces a powerful new literary voice forged in the most intense of circumstances. |A heartbreaking and perversely beautiful book. A defining expression of men at war.| - James Frey

John Crawford now lives in Florida and no longer has any affiliation with the military. This is his first book.

"Mr Crawford has sifted through his memories with an eye towards resonant anecdotes and literary flourishes...Crawford tells tales that bring human dimensions to his situation." - The New York Times "Harrowing and exquisite." - Time Magazine "Tremendous...an incredibly gripping book and incredibly well-written. A wonderful read." - The Daily Show "A heartbreaking and perversely beautiful book that should join Catch-22 as this generations defining literary expression of men at war." - James Frey "Takes its place among the very best tales of men at war. It ring with the raw emotional energies of truth and anger and sadness." - New Orleans Times-Picayune"