The Yellow Birds. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, 2012
movie vs book
Alexandre Moors, 2017

Two young U.S. soldiers, Bartle (aged 21) and Murph (aged 18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq War under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph’s mother before their deployment.