Additional information
by Piers Platt (Author)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. War is hell...but sometimes it's also funny as hell. Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt's firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader in Iraq. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world's finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching.
Author Biography
Piers Platt grew up in Boston, but spent most of his childhood in various boarding schools, including getting trained as a classical singer at a choir school for boys. He joined the Army in 2002, and spent four years on active duty, including a year-long deployment to Iraq in 2004 as a tank and scout platoon leader. He now works as a marketing strategy consultant in New York city, when he's not spending time with his lovely wife and daughter.
