Combat and Other Shenanigans

Tales of the Absurd from a Deployment to Iraq

By: Piers Platt

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

War is hell...but sometimes it's also funny as hell.

Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt's firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader in Iraq. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world's finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching.

©2014 Piers Platt (P)2014 Piers Platt

Excellent

Great listen. The authors advice & comments in the epilogue is something to think about.

Leading tank and M3 Bradley platoons

Combat and Other Shenanigans by Piers Platt

This is a memoir of an American lieutenant in a cavalry unit, covering his year in Iraq in 2004. It's available in paperback, ebook, and audio book editions. I bought the audio book and Kindle versions, and switched between them. The audio book narration is very good.

The author states at the start that he has been asked what it was like to serve in Iraq. He eventually wrote the book as a way of answering these questions. Platt initially deployed to Iraq in charge of an M1 tank platoon, and was subsequently moved to an M3 Bradley platoon.

The book has plenty of anecdotes as well as descriptions of combat. For anyone interested in armoured warfare, it's a good source of odd little details, such as why towing a tank with a thrown track will cause the wheels to catch fire. It's written in an easy to read style, with plenty of humour.

Honest memoir

Loved this!! Not your typical military memoir full of exaggerated battles. Definitely recommend it to everyone looking for a military memoir that's honest and funny.

Been there done that

Light hearted tale of soldiers being soldiers when not in combat. Matched my fifteen months of having the best time of my life .

Just as I remember it!

Great tale with great humor from the author. Exactly right from the stupid and funny things to the frightening and heroic things.