Guns, Girls, and Greed

I Was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq

By: Morgan Lerette

Narrated by: Jay Mohr

Guns, Girls, and Greed is an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes, tell-all account of the scathing and dangerous life of mercenaries at war in Iraq.

Experience the world of private contractors conducting high-threat missions for a nascent Iraqi government in the hopes of rebuilding after the fall of Saddam Hussein. With limited support, the men of Blackwater protected US diplomats as the country descended into sectarian violence. It was a hazardous mission complete with rockets, mortars, improvised explosive devices, and not knowing who or where the enemy was.

Morgan Lerette’s irreverently honest memoir shows the good and bad of injecting private armies into active combat zones in the name of diplomacy and digs deep into the bonds of brotherhood created by war. With gut-wrenching tragedy, dark humor, and parties that make Animal House seem like a Disney film, this memoir offers a firsthand perspective on how men act and react in war.

Lerette, a private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War, pulls no punches in calling out the incompetence of both the US military and the Department of State during the collapse of Iraq. You can decide if the insertion of private contractors in Iraq assisted or detracted from the war effort and if the costs in blood and treasure were worth the carnage.

©2024 Morgan Lerette (P)2024 Recorded Books

Great read

Great book very interesting and the author is very knowledgeable of the situation highly recommended

A GWOT Book That’s Actually Entertaining

This book was great, both in the story and the reading / performance. Honest, maybe to a fault, and real. A fully different view into the GWOT than most of what’s out there. A unique perspective that shouldn’t be missed.

Full Metal Jacket

This is Full Metal Jacket level of comedy with contractors!
But in all seriousness, it was very genuine and eye-opening.

Haven't laughed like that in a minute. Do yourself a favor and get the book.

The ONLY downside is I wish Morgan would have read it himself. I heard him as a guest on a podcast and wanted more of his stories, so I got the book.

I was initially turned off by the reader, but after you get past the first few minutes you can tell he gets into the story himself, which honestly makes sense, because the book was well written and pulls you in like a tractor beam. I started it yesterday and today I have less than an hr left. I laughed out loud on MULTIPLE occasions.

Don't expect anything to be sugarcoated or PC, it tells the real experience from a true, honest, and real American.

Everything

Great book. Raw insight into the merc industry. Would definitely listen again . Author knows how to keep your attention and keep you laughing as well.