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Overview
The Prequel to the Bestselling Thank You for Your Service, Now a Major Motion Picture
With The Good Soldiers, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story -- not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time. It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." Among those called to carry it out 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. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.Customers Also Bought

Details
- ISBN-13: 9780312430023
- ISBN-10: 0312430027
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: August 2010
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.14 x 0.97 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.67 pounds
- Page Count: 336
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