Most Succinctly Bred

by Alex Vernon

An essayistic memoir on being a soldier. Alex Vernon's Most Succinctly Bred explores war by exploring around war, by operating in the margins. Vernon records his ongoing relationship with war and soldiering, from growing up in late Cold War 1980s middle America to attending West Point, going to and returning from the first Gulf War, and watching, as a writer and academic, the coming of the second Iraq war. Unlike a mere essay collection, this book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873388550
• ISBN13: 9780873388559
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.9"