Company C: The Real War in Iraq

by Sack

A journalist who accompanied tank company C into battle reports on the Persian Gulf War--including the largest tank battle since World War II--as seen by the troops he came to know well, in an account free from military jargon. 12,500 first printing.

Genres: History

241 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Roy Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick-moving story of a tank company during the Iraq War of 1991. Written from the perspective of the guys at the bottom of the military hierarchy, the Privates and Specialists, non-coms and their unit's officers, it is told in their language and view of all aspects. The story line is very chaotic, which takes some "getting used to" but this supports the chaos of war and its consequences. I had read a commanding general's account and it was much more organized/sanitary, so this book communicates the reality of war (as we now see in Ukraine today). Tough language but it communicates people caught up in war (both sides) very well.