An HBO War Blog

War is hell, but that’s not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery.

"I'm not hearing the aggressiveness I'd like to." His voice sounds hollow, like he's not convinced himself.

Hey, Brad! This guy wrote Beaver Hunt! Oh, shit! He must have those Polaroids of your mom.

‘I’ve learned there’s two types of people in Iraq: those who are very good, and those who are dead. I’m very good. I’ve lost 20 pounds, shaved my head, started smoking, my feet are half rotted off, and I move from filthy hole to filthy hole every night. I see dead children and people everywhere, and function in a void of indifference. I keep you and our daughter locked deep inside, and I try not to look there.’ Dawg, you think that’s too harsh?

Normandy landings

They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see. (x)

come on, look at my eyes. i’m dying, sledge.

- world war 1 - world war 2 - 1900′s to 1950′s - movies about either world war (f.e. ‘saving private ryan’ or ‘war horse’) - tv series about either world war (f.e. ‘band of brothers’ or ‘the crimson field’) - books about either world war (f.e. ‘the book thief’ or ‘the first casualty’) - history (preferably focused on the 20th century) - retro/vintage things

Zim Zam, Goddamn! We’re Airborne Infantry!

Generation Kill; Episode 5 - A Burning Dog

for @mechanikill​ who wanted some scenic, faceless, silhouette lockscreens from Bastogne which I totally fucked it up

@clairedaring asked: band of brothers or the pacific

requested by @ruinsrebuilt

The road to freedom was not finely paved. (for @buckcompton)