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War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces by Kyle Cassidy

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4.0

I love tattoos. I like seeing them, I like getting them, I like to know the reasons why other people get them. This book was excellent for that. I know Kyle Cassidy's reputation thanks to [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg], and when I saw him mentioned on NetGalley, I looked into it.

I like the stories behind a lot of these, like the Vietnam vet who has a tunnel rat on his arm, and says, very succinctly, "They went down in the tunnels in 67, 68. I went down in the tunnels. I don't talk about it."

One of the best things, especially because this was an ebook, was that there were close-ups of the tattoos in the back, so you could see details.
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