Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood |  | Author: Donovan Campbell
Creator: David Drummond
Publisher: Tantor Media
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Rating:  121 reviews
Sales Rank: 742504
Format: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged,Unabridged CD
Number Of Items: 9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1400110742
Dewey Decimal Number: 956.7044345
EAN: 9781400110742
ASIN: 1400110742
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
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In the tradition of Jarhead and Band of Brothers, this is the extraordinary story of one Marine platoon's brotherhood, honor, and sacrifice during the battle of Ramadi---arguably the most intense conflict of the Iraq War.
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 Joker one March 20, 2010
M. J. Koprowski (Boulder, Colorado)
Good read. People don't realize the great job our troops do in harms way.
 Powerful Insight into Human Spirit March 3, 2010
Tracey Cramer-Kelly (Small-town St. Francis, Minnesota)
I decided to pick up this book after reading Campbell's article in Guideposts magazine. I wanted to see how his faith fared while he was immersed in the military/combat life. In the book, the faith/Christian themes are pretty low-key; however, the insightful observations Campbell draws about the human spirit and LOVE in particular were - for me - a clear expression of his spirituality.
This is the most balanced war memoir I've read. It's not about politics and it's not dripping with military ego/pride. Campbell's ability to be straightforward and honest about his own shortcomings, regrets and emotional state is truly compelling. It's about his personal journey and how he is changed by what he experiences - and he's not afraid to tell it like it is. He's obviously driven, and he's hard on himself, which only served to make me admire him more (not unlike the fictional military officer in my second novel).
On top of that, he's either got a natural knack for writing or he's got an incredible editor, because this book pulls everything together in a way that other Iraq memoirs haven't (and I've read a number of them). And that makes the book even more powerful. Well done!
The Best Platoon Commander Memoir I Have Ever Read March 2, 2010
Brett Hayes (Virginia)
Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership and Brotherhood is by far the best military memoir I have ever read. I am a Veteran of the First Gulf War with the First Marine Division, just like the story of G/2/4 in Joker One. I have to say that these Marines are carrying on the finest traditions of the USMC and have made me so proud.
The book is fantastic in it's tale of a transition of a young Lieutenant in command of a platoon for the first time in combat. Lt. Campbell changes from a nervous, naive, inexperienced leader (as every leader starts out as, whether he admits it or not) into a battle weary, strong, competent leader. The details of the day-to-day living bring the lives of these Marines to the reader in a way that very few writers have accomplished.
I am truly humbled by the service of Lt. Campbell and his Marines. I will tell you that as I finished the book, I openly wept with the pain that Lt. Campbell felt.
Obviously, I recommend this book for every American. Semper Fi Marines.
Exhaustion February 28, 2010
John Bowes (Oxford, MA USA)
It is amazing that soldiers can fight under these conditions. Less a daily log, more of a highlighted trip to hell. This one allows those at home to sample the life. Now you know why they didn't follow the Olympics that summer.
The horror of war February 26, 2010
George W. Newport (Lugoff, South Carolina)
Been there done that. United States Army Special Forces. He voices the unspoken thoughts of the soldier in combat. The world and the politically correct do not want anybody to know what it is really like. He tells it all. Eloquently. I always kept track of the location of the Marine units. If I needed help I wanted good help. I did Viet Nam Inc, Grenada, recovering Jim Jones congregation, the Beriut Lebanon Marine barracks, the Practice Gulf War and the real Gulf War. War is Hell.
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