false 6633912 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 6633912 3 6828305 book 15 9 2009 The Good Soldiers total:71|5:35|4:27|3:9|2:0|1:0| 71 310 418 31 64736 4.12 101 38 75802744 834320 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 3 false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 13:34:43 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 09 20:50:49 -0800 2009
I would also like to recommend it to all the students who were in my interactive design...more...]]> 80919713 2035961 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 0 false Sun Dec 13 19:38:40 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 13 19:40:30 -0800 2009
That said - if I had to read a book about the Iraq war, I'm glad it was this one.

I was blown away by the author's organization. Although the story is told chronologically, i...more...]]> 79691823 1008236 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 16:56:59 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 17:11:30 -0800 2009 Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan (2009), Thomas Ricks's Fiasco (**** Nov/Dec 2006), and Rajiv Chandrasekaran's Imperial Life in the...more...]]> 77329411 2893811 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 2 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:17:18 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:18:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73433957 2028832 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 3 6 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 14:44:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 14:58:22 -0700 2009
Your star rating system needs a new button. Perhaps completely off the scale, a little red x labeled "fucking painful, read it anyway." Or something along those lines.

Sincerely, Kate

I didn't like this book. I don't think ...more...]]> 71870387 2222340 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 3 false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 08:35:17 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 17:20:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75744103 1526851 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 1 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 23:06:27 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 03:20:56 -0700 2009 The Good Soldiers is a brutal, bloody, real portrait of contemporary war, complete with excrement-filled trenches, good intentions, too many severed human parts, and some questionable leadership. It is as disturbing as it is informative.

What did the surge in Iraq ...more...]]> 73171519 1826682 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 21:56:55 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 21:29:25 -0700 2009
Imagine you are lying flat on the hot, dusty surface of a road east of Baghdad, in Rustamiyah. Like an IED, say, or an EFP. (Impro...more...]]> 74909207 1147190 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 07:45:08 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 18:49:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74070843 222151 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:07:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 16:57:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80451325 3026740 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Dec 09 14:53:40 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 18:32:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73683607 376503 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 17:53:18 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:32:36 -0700 2009 The Good Soldiers is an intense, emotional journey to Iraq. Finkel takes the reader behind the scenes with Battalion 2-16 during their tour in Baghdad. The violence, death, fear, and injury is relentless and Finkel handles the overwhelming emotion the book provokes with a lot of professionalism an...more...]]> 74462808 1380351 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 1 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:37:58 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:49:10 -0700 2009 This is the book I would force a good many of my fellow countrymen to read. A reminder: two wars going on and a few men and women ha...more...]]> 73673992 1392317 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:17:09 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 13 09:24:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78496791 986343 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 0 false Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 19:45:53 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 23:02:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79511958 990235 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 1 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 01 06:27:30 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 06:29:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79222095 45360 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 5 1 false Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 13:44:54 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 13:47:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79715131 705419 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 20:05:53 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 13 13:52:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 81110001 1079653 6633912 0374165734 9780374165734 31 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405m/6633912.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255606405s/6633912.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6633912-the-good-soldiers 4.37 71 It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

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Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

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