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Title	:	The Good Soldiers
Author	:	David Finkel
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 287 pages
Published	:	September 15th 2009 by Sarah Crichton Books (first published January 1st 2009)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. War. History. Military Fiction

The Good Soldiers

David Finkel

Hardcover | Pages: 287 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 7149 Users | 868 Reviews

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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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Original Title:	The Good Soldiers
ISBN:	0374165734 (ISBN13: 9780374165734)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/thegoodsoldiers/DavidFinkel
Literary Awards:	J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize (2010), Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism (2010), ALA Alex Award (2010), Cornelius Ryan Award (2009)

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As someone who reads military related books (nonfiction and fiction) frequently, this is 1 of my favorite books I've ever read in this genre. Parts of it were horrifying but it was raw and real. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to reading Thank You for Your Service.

Like a number of books on the Iraq war this has it's flaws. As an embedded reporter it's more or less inevitable that Finkel can only provide a narrow US perspective on events. He is, generally, unflinching in doing so and the book reads well.You will however search in vain for any but the most cursory Iraqi perspective. Injuries and deaths of US soldiers are dwelt on at great length, Iraqis, by and large, die off-screen. Voiceless, faceless, lifeless.That said, reading between the lines can

This is a book about a Mech Battalion in Baghdad during the Surge and I think adequately captures the perspective of a group of Soldiers at this time of the war. I know the battalion commander personally and can attest that, to the extent possible, it captures the challenges faced by battalion commanders during this period as well. The book is insightful in capturing the Soldiers attitudes as they deal with the struggle against an urban insurgency in Baghdad during this period. Another book,

This is the first book since The Things They Carried that made war uncomfortably--palpably & emotionally--present for me. Not having personal experience of war, I cannot judge if this is an accurate portrayal. What I can say is that the vision of young men in combat that Finkel offers is powerfully evocative, complex & devastating. .

As of today, 6,845 Americans have died in Iraq and Afghanistan and over 900,000 Americans have been injured in both warsAccording to the Pentagon, more than half to two-thirds of Americans killed or wounded in combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan have been victims of IED explosions. As stated in The International Business Times, weve reached a grim milestone after two failed wars H.A. Goodman, The Huffington Post A few days ago, I was keyed up to finally start reading Thank You for Your Service

This is very graphic account of the Iraq war from the ground perspective of the American soldier. I am not exactly sure why this title was chosen because I dont get any feeling of goodness coming out of these 273 pages. Instead soldiers die horrifically, are bodily mutilated and will suffer for the rest of their lives. The soldiers who do survive without physical disabilities will doubtless experience deep mental anguish for the duration of their lives. Many of them were taking sleeping pills