"War had been a chance to prove my manliness and courage It was a game to be played But today while I helped wrapped a bandage that held I soldiers guts in the illusion of that game began to fade. While I wept and held an unconscious girl little girl's limp hand that illusion was erased forever war was real" "I don't know if it's death or not, but this is very strange as well," he says. 'It can only truly be described as hell' The book will be published by Simon & Schuster on May 4th 2017.