# Chasing Alexander

*Chasing Alexander: A Marine's Journey Across Iraq and Afghanistan* is my memoir about military service and my deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Published: September 28, 2021.

ISBN: 9781737259817.

Length: 310 pages.

## Where to Buy

- [Amazon (paperback)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737259818)
- [Amazon (Kindle)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098JWHJLV)
- [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781737259817)

## Writing Process

The book started during NaNoWriMo in November 2019. I wrote the first draft that month, then spent most of 2020 rewriting and editing.

In 2021, after exploring traditional publishing, I chose to self-publish because the timelines were too long for the moment I wanted the book to enter the conversation around the pending withdrawal from Afghanistan.

## Reception

BookLife Reviews named it an Editor's Pick and described it as "a truly enjoyable memoir."

Kirkus Reviews called it ["thoughtful" and "lucid."](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-martin/chasing-alexander/)

BlueInk Review called the writing ["simple and powerful."](https://www.blueinkreview.com/book-reviews/chasing-alexander/)

The Marine Corps Times [interviewed me about the book as well.](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/12/24/in-the-shadow-of-alexander-the-great-a-marine-grunt-looks-back-at-iraq-and-afghanistan/)

Goodreads snapshot captured July 6, 2026: 4.24 average rating, 169 ratings, 129 reviews.

## Links

- [Amazon author page](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christopher-Martin/author/B098R351T2)
- [Goodreads book page](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58596138-chasing-alexander)
- [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-martin/chasing-alexander/)
- [Military Times interview](https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/09/28/new-book-depicts-what-the-wars-were-like-for-regular-marines/)