In 1979 a secret unit was established by the US Army. Defying all known military practice ? and indeed the laws of physics ? they believed that a soldier could adopt a cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them. They were the First Earth Battalion. And they really weren?t joking. What?s more, they?re back and fighting the War on Terror. So unbelievable it has to be true ? this is the real-life account that inspired the film.
?Simultaneously frightening and hilarious? The Times
?Not only a narcotic road trip through the wackier reaches of Bush?s war effort, but also an unmissable account of the insanity that has lately been done in our names? Observer
About The Author:
Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of two bestsellers, Them: Adventures with Extremistsand The Men Who Stare At Goats, and two collections, Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Crazinessand What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness. He lives in London.