Documents the two-day firefight in Sadr City that began the Iraqi insurgency, during which eight 1st Cavalry Division soldiers were killed and numerous others wounded, an engagement that was vigilantly monitored by their loved ones back...
Iraq War, 2003-2011
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Author:Raddatz, MarthaSummary: -
Author:Filkins, DexterSummary:An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs. Through the eyes of Filkins, a foreign correspondent for...
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Author:Woodward, Bob.Summary:Follows Pulitzer Prize-winning author's "Bush at War" with a behind-the-scenes account of President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq. Draws on interviews with Bush and others to chronicle crucial operations...
- Author:Carr, RobynSummary:
Rick Scudder joined the Marine Corps with high hopes, but left with a broken spirit and a shattered body. Pushing away everyone close to him, he forsakes the help of his surrogate father Jack and his longtime girlfriend Liz. Now Rick...
- Author:Haig, BrianSummary:
Dispatched to investigate the suicide of one of DCs most influential defense officials, an ardent, early supporter of the war in Iraq, Army lawyer Sean Drummond and his female partner find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war...
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Author:Galloway, NoahSummary:Noah Galloway sheds light on his upbringing, his military experience, and how he overcame losing two limbs during Operation Iraqi Freedom. From reliving the early days of life to his acceptance of his "new normal," Noah reveals his...
- Author:Clarke, BrockSummary:
Clarke introduces nine-year-old Miller, who becomes convinced that his father--who left without explanation--must have run away to join the military, and is now lying comatose in a VA hospital. Thinking a visit from his father's...
- Author:Duckworth, TammySummary:
In 2004, an Iraqi grenade blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworth's US Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs and mangled her right arm, was a turning point in her life. But, as Duckworth shows in...
- Author:Colla, ElliottSummary:
The United States occupation of Iraq is a swamp of incompetence and self-delusion. The CPA has disbanded the Iraqi army and police as a consequence of its paranoid policy of de-Ba'athification of Iraqi society. Tales of hubris and...
- Author:Carr, RobynSummary:
Since Marcie Sullivan's Iraq War-veteran husband died, she's been unable to move forward. She decides to seek out Ian Buchanan--the man who disappeared after saving her husband's life four years earlier. Then when Marcie nearly dies and...
