Eloquent, devastating . . . packed with gimlet-eyed analysis - cultural, economic, historical - of how American life came to look the way it does . . . Edstrom's keen observational powers encompass both the physical world and social nuance.

Los Angeles Review of Books

Boiling mad . . . There have been several excellent memoirs by veterans of our current wars, but this is the first one that reminded me of the disillusioned writings of British veterans after World War I, grounded in a deep new distrust of the nation that sent them to war and in the officers who led them in combat . . . Edstrom is asking hard questions that both the American people and their leaders have sidestepped for years.

The New York Times

Erik Edstrom is a gifted writer, and Un-American is not just a good book, but a great book. It's not easy to read and, for that reason, should be required at the highest levels of government.

Washington Independent Review of Books

[In] my survey . . . of new books of military history . . . I especially liked the Afghan War memoir by Erik Edstrom.

Thomas E. Ricks, Twitter

Exceptional . . . Un-American is most extraordinary because even after the indoctrination of West Point, Edstrom dared to question some of the decisions and the presence of US military as invaders not saviors. For a real look at the marketing of and true cost of war, this is a must-read.”

New York Journal of Books

A thoughtful, thought-provoking, iconoclastic, informed and informative contribution to our on-going national dialogue concerning the American military's role against the kind of asymmetrical warfare presented by global and state supported terrorism.

Midwest Book Review