One Bullet Away: A Literary Analysis

According to Hynes, a war memoir is a soldier’s view of war, not how it is written in the history books. One war memoir called One Bullet Away by Nathaniel Fick is a former captain in the Marines’ First Reconnaissance Battalion. The United States of America was attacked September 11, 2001, which is now known as 9/11. This lead to an invasion of Afghanistan shortly after the attack and later an invasion in Iraq. Another war memoir called Generation kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War by Evan Wright is a reporter during the invasion of Iraq. Both Fick and Wright prove reflections of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. A reflection of their actions, responsibility, and the aftermath of war. Fick talks more about his personal life and how he became command the
The memoir jumps right into the beginning of combat with “Major General James Mattis telling the men that the First Reconnaissance Battalion are cocky, obnoxious bastards” (9). Going into the details about the physical processes that they had to go through. From mountain climbing to scuba diving, he lets the reader know about the physical tests any soldier must pass. In months before the war on Iraq, they were discussing combat tactics on the invasion, ultimately coming up with some sort of American blitzkrieg (10-11). Wright certainly lets the reader know about every detail about General Mattis’ behavior. Also, how the Battalion was being treated to be more like a suicide squad. A person named Nathaniel Fick is a commander of the First Marine Reconnaissance. Fick says that he has the best platoon and cannot talk about them without smiling (19). Showing that he has pride and confidence in the men. Due to this enthusiasm, Wright decided to join Fick’s First Reconnaissance Battalion for the war (19). This was more appealing for Wright because he was just planning on staying closer to support companies avoiding most