Combining the action of Mark Bowden\'s Black Hawk Down with the literary tone of Tim O\'Brien\'s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at those in the surge, the heroes and the ruined, returning from the Iraq War.
The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict..
Fifteen months later, the Soldiers returned home -- forever changed.
About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.
Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry Soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers.
It became known as the surge.
Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq.
In January 2007, President George W.
It was the last-chance moment of the war.
The Prequel to the Bestselling Thank You for Your Service , Now a Major Motion Picture With The Good Soldiers , Pulitzer Prize-winning r eporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story -- not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.
Combining the action of Mark Bowden\'s Black Hawk Down with the literary tone of Tim O\'Brien\'s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at those in the surge, the heroes and the ruined, returning from the Iraq War
