The Chords of War
by Christopher Meeks and Samuel Gonzalez Jr.
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Pub Date Sep 30 2017 | Archive Date Nov 03 2017
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Description
The Chords of War is the tale of punk rock teenager Max Rivera from Florida, who seeks purpose as he tries to understand why his life always teeters between music and mayhem. After he's kicked out of his band on tour, he joins the Army to change his life. It's after 9/11, and he finds himself under fire in Iraq, part of the surge in Baquabah. In order to deal with his teen angst and raging hormones among daily patrols, coordinated battles, and women fighting alongside him, Max creates a new band with soldiers. Will Max and his friends make it?
A Note From the Publisher
Hardback available for $27.95 (ISBN: 9780986326530)
Advance Praise
“The Chords of War is a compelling read that paints those who fought in Iraq as real, honest people, rather than the clichéd versions we’re often given. It’s not your usual war-novel, and that’s good--that’s why it should be read.”
– Michael Anthony, U.S. Army, Author of Mass Casualties, and Civilianized: A Young Veteran’s Memoir
"The Chords of War breaks clean of Vietnam and World War II war-writing traditions by incisively portraying the war experience of millennial-era men and women agonizingly stalled between adolescence and adulthood."
--Professor and Lt. Col. Peter Molin, U.S. Army, Rutgers University
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780986326523 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Tony W, Reviewer
Wow what a book. This is destined to become an instant classic. The authors really capture the essence of the war in Iraq and what it is like to be a young soldier in the midst of such horrors. Couldn't put this book down. I now have a whole new perspective on the war.
Dave W, Reviewer
“The Chords of War” is one of those hidden gems that you stumble across when you least expect it. It is the story of a struggling punk musician whose life was crashing into a dead end when he decided to enlist in the US Army and fight in Iraq. It is based on the true story of Samuel Gonzalez Jr., who is also working on turning this story into a mini-series. What Gonzalez and Meeks have accomplished in this terrific novel that was near impossible to put down is to give us a bird’s eye view of someone coming of age in the 2000’s and to give us an account of the Iraq War from a soldier’s own point of view, including losing those he grew close to to explosions. It’s raw and honest and gripping. Like “Platoon” but for a new generation.
The writing is superb. Nothing feels glorified or overdone. It’s filled with stories of losing iPods in latrines, losing girlfriends, losing friends to madness. The writing style really works well, including the beginning which flips back and forth between life in Florida as a musician and basic training and tours through the landscape of Iraq.
Definitely worth reading.
