Generation Kill. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 2004 book
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Generation Kill
Evan Wright, 2004
TV series vs book
David Simon, 2008

The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative.


Straw Dogs. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Siege of Trencher's Farm
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The Siege of Trencher's Farm
Gordon M. Williams, 1969
movie vs book
Rod Lurie, 2011

Scriptwriter David Sumner and his wife Amy relocate to rural Mississippi where Amy grew up. While in town one afternoon, David meets Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie and his three friends, Norman, Chris, and Bic. David is intimidated by the men, but they have already been hired to fix the roof of the barn on Amy’s property.