Despite the flurry of media images to come of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, you have never really met these people, who serve as front-line troops. For whatever reason, the media simply doesn't get them. This title tells the soldiers' story in their own words. It is the story of young men that have been trained to become ruthless killers.

Evan Wright is a contributing editor on Rolling Stone magazine. He spent two months living with a platoon of Marine reconnaissance soldiers during the war in Iraq.