Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War.(Book Review)

GENERATION KILL: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War EVAN WRIGHT. Putnam, $24.95 (320p) ISBN 0-399-15193-1

Wright rode into Iraq on March 20, 2003, with a platoon of First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines--the Marine Corps' special operations unit whose motto is "Swift, Silent, Deadly." These highly trained and highly motivated First Recon Marines were the leading unit of the American-led invasion force. Wright wrote about that experience in a three-part series in Rolling Stone that was hailed for its evocative, accurate war reporting. This book, a greatly expanded version of that series, matches its accomplishment. Wright is a …