Where Cowards Go to Die

Benjamin Sledge, a seasoned combat veteran who served a portion of his time under the Special Operations Command, departs for Afghanistan shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11. Throughout the memoir, he vividly captures the reality of the men and women who learn to fight without remors......more

Raw, visceral, brutally honest. This is not a typical war memoir. Benjamin Sledge leaves no rock unturned as he takes your through his journey of self-discover. Sledge does not glorify war or his participation in it (or any of his other antics). He gives you the full story, warts and all, and works......more

This book hits the ground running with a terrorist attack and both the author and his friend bleeding out. It suddenly shifts to his childhood, and how judgment and hypocrisy tore at his soul. It flips back and forth for the rest of the book, taking you on a ride where you THINK you know where it’s......more

An amazing book that holds back nothing I have to admit I was wondering what the writers definition of a "coward" would be and why he would name a book with such a negative vibe. I was a bit apprehensive at first, thinking the author would transition from war to civilian life in a few chapters, leavi......more

Incredibly moving, brutal, honest, and surprisingly uplifting. Sledge doesn't hold back or sugar coat anything in this raw account of the realities of war. It was hard to read at times, because few of us have seen war as it really is. Sledge finishes the book intelligently and philosophically, chall......more