Dimensions
160 x 235 x 30mm
A remarkable war memoir: Dillard Johnson commanded the most lethal Bradley Fighting Vehicle (nicknamed "Carnivore") during the Iraq War: spearheading the 2003 invasion, winning a Silver Star with Valor, and personally accounting for 2,000 confirmed enemy killed in action.
Diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma after his first combat tour, Johnson was given a 25% chance of survival, but returned to Iraq in 2005. During his second combat tour, Johnson served as an Army sniper, performing "overwatch" protection for his fellow troops; he is officially credited with 121 snipers kills, believed to be the most ever by a U.S. Army sniper and second all-time (all branches) to Chris Kyle. His sniper log book is now in the Fort Stewart Museum (home of the 3rd Infantry Division).
In 2006, after 21 years in the Army, Johnson retired and spent the next 6 years working as a private contractor (for Blackwater and others) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As funny as it is exciting, with insight into the lives of the troops on the ground not seen before, CARNIVORE isn't just the war story of a professional soldier. It is the story of a loving husband and father of four children, one of whom suffers from cerebral palsy. It is the story of a poor kid from Kentucky who, between his 2 Iraq tours, had to battle stage 3 cancer (from radiation poisoning) developed as a result of firing 5000 depleted uranium rounds in combat, which is believed to be a world record. It is a story only one man can tell.
