View From Bennett Avenue

I just finished Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer's biography of Pat Tillman. The book is well written and worthy of your time, although you have to get through the first half which, in establishing Tillman's character, bogs down a bit. The material from Tillman's war experiences is difficult to read beyond that we know the ending--and it is not a pretty one. As someone who is fond of both military history and football, and a proud American, I am drawn to lives like those of Tillman. But reading this book continues the almost never ending puncture of the fantasy of war while prolonging the feeling of disconnect I have with bureaucrats.