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Anthony Swofford

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Anthony Swofford is an American writer and former U.S. Marine, best known for his 2003 book Jarhead, based heavily on his accounts of various situations encountered in the Persian Gulf War. This memoir was the basis of the 2005 film of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes.

Books

Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails
Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails
Anthony Swofford
Exit A
Exit A
Anthony Swofford
Tin House
Tin House
Anthony Doerr, Milan Kundera, Jim Shepard, Anthony Swofford, Stuart Dybek, Ron Carlson, Charlie Smith, Tara Ison
Anthony Swofford, Jake Gyllenhaal, William Broyles, Lucas Black, Sam Mendes, Peter Sarsgaard
Jarhead - willkommen im Dreck
based on the book by Anthony Swofford
Jarhead - willkommen im Dreck
Anthony Swofford, Jake Gyllenhaal, William Broyles, Lucas Black, Sam Mendes, Peter Sarsgaard
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
A Soldier's Story of Modern War
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
Anthony Swofford, William Broyles
Jarhead
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford, William Broyles
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
Exit A
Exit A
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford

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