Download or read book The Chords of War: A Novel Inspired by a True Story of Adolescence, War, and Rock 'n' Roll written by Christopher Nelson Meeks and published by White Whisker Books. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the true story of Sam Gonzalez, a young man leaves his punk band to join the Army and finds himself on the front lines of Iraq fighting with men and women during the surge. Music comes to his rescue.