β Scribed by Williams, Buzz
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A powerful and harrowing look into the world of reservistsΒ as seen through one man'stransformation from weekend warrior to combat Marine
In 1990 Buzz Williams walked into a Marine recruiting office to follow in the footsteps of the deceased older brother he grew up idolizing, and signed up to join the reserves. Buzz had thought that he would need to sacrifice only one weekend a month and two weeks a year for training to earn the money that would help pay for his college tuition. He had no idea that even the newest reservists could find themselves on the battlefield in a matter of weeks.
Spare Parts recounts Williams's harrowing deployment to the Persian Gulf after only four weeks of combat training. Enduring both the condescension of full-time Marines and the danger of his limited preparation, he manages to form a core group that struggles to gain respect from a military machine that views them as mere spare parts. In gripping, you-are-there detail, Spare Parts articulates the grueling physical and emotional trials that Williams and his comrades face on the killing fields of Kuwait.
A compelling portrait, Spare Parts adds a moving new perspective to the literature of war.
Author Biography: A Marine Reserve combat veteran of the first Gulf War, Buzz Williams rose to the rank of company master gunner and has six years of experience as a light-armored-vehicle crewman. A former National Teacher of the Year, Williams now serves as a school administrator for Harford County Public Schools in Maryland.
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