John Geddes

The title and book cover screamed that this book was not worth picking up. I was incredibly glad I got past the cover, because I genuinely enjoyed it! While the storytelling wandered to and fro, I was taken in by his manner of speaking. Even through the recounting of so many grim circumstances I found myself bursting out laughing over things he said and ways he said them.

On another note, Geddes gives, what is for me, a new point of view on the debate over private military contractors in modern war. While his arguments are not wholly convincing, his perspectives on the benefits of pmc's shed a whole new light on the topic for me.… (meer)