"A beautifully written and memorable account of Combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad....
For Rick Atkinson, who would spend nearly two months covering the division for The Washington Post, the war in Iraq provided.
A must-read."--Tom Brokaw For soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, the road to Baghdad began with a midnight flight out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in late February 2003. "A beautifully written and memorable account of Combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad...