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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“Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: 'This is what happened. This is what it felt like.'” —Doug Stanton, "The New York Times Book Review"
“Let me be direct. "The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel is the most honest, most painful, and most brilliantly rendered account of modern war I’ve ever read. I got no exercise at all the day I gulped down its 284 riveting pages.” —Daniel Okrent, "Fortune
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“Over and over, I cried. I endured nightmares. I have read hundreds of books about war and almost two dozen books about the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most of them affected me. But none has affected me as deeply as "The Good Soldiers".” —Steve Weinberg, "The Kansas City Star"“Heart-stopping . . . captures the surreal horror of war.” —Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
“A whole generation of
"Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: 'This is what happened. This is what it felt like.'" --Doug Stanton, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Let me be direct. "The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel is the most honest, most painful, and most brilliantly rendered account of modern war I've ever read. I got no exercise at all the day I gulped down its 284 riveting pages." --Daniel Okrent, "Fortune
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"Over and over, I cried. I endured nightmares. I have read hundreds of books about war and almost two dozen books about the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most of them affected me. But none has affected me as deeply as "The Good Soldiers."" --Steve Weinberg, "The Kansas City Star""Heart-stopping . . . captures the surreal horror of war." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"""
"A whole generation of these men will (God willing) be coming home, and The Good Soldiers is as good a guide as I can imagine to who they'll be when they get here." --Devin Friedman, "GQ"
"[A] new classic . . . the reader cannot get enough . . . As a compelling read, "The Good Soldiers" is all good." --J. Ford Huffman, "Military Times"
"David Finkel has written the most unforgettable book of the Iraq War, a masterpiece that will far outlast the fighting." --David Maraniss, author of "They Marched into Sunlight"
"From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of his powers comes an incandescent and profoundly moving book: powerful, intense, enraging. This may be the best book on war since the "Iliad."" --Geraldine Brooks, author of "People of the Book" and "March"
"This is the best account I have read of the life of one unit in the Iraq War. It is closely observed, carefully recorded, and beautifully written. David Finkel doesn't just take you into the lives of our soldiers, he takes you deep into their nightmares." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of "Fiasco" and "The Gamble"
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, deeply true. "The Good Soldiers" offers the most intimate view of life and death in a twenty-first-century combat unit I have ever read. Unsparing, unflinching, and, at times, unbearable." --Rick Atkinson, author of "An Army at Dawn" and "The Day of Battle""This is the finest book yet written on the platoon-level combat of the Iraq war . . . Unforgettable--raw, moving, and rendered with literary control . . . No one who reads this book will soon forget its imagery, words, or characters." --Steve Coll, author of "Ghost Wars"
"Vivid and moving . . .Finkel's keen firsthand reportage, its grit and impact only heightened by the literary polish of his prose, gives usone of the best accounts yet of the American experience in Iraq." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"A superb account of the burdens soldiers bear." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: 'This is what happened. This is what it felt like.' "Doug Stanton, The New York Times Book Review"
Let me be direct. "The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel is the most honest, most painful, and most brilliantly rendered account of modern war I've ever read. I got no exercise at all the day I gulped down its 284 riveting pages. "Daniel Okrent, Fortune"
Over and over, I cried. I endured nightmares. I have read hundreds of books about war and almost two dozen books about the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most of them affected me. But none has affected me as deeply as "The Good Soldiers." "Steve Weinberg, The Kansas City Star"
Heart-stopping . . . captures the surreal horror of war. "Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"
A whole generation of these men will (God willing) be coming home, and The Good Soldiers is as good a guide as I can imagine to who they'll be when they get here. "Devin Friedman, GQ"
[A] new classic . . . the reader cannot get enough . . . As a compelling read, "The Good Soldiers" is all good. "J. Ford Huffman, Military Times"
David Finkel has written the most unforgettable book of the Iraq War, a masterpiece that will far outlast the fighting. "David Maraniss, author of They Marched into Sunlight"
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of his powers comes an incandescent and profoundly moving book: powerful, intense, enraging. This may be the best book on war since the "Iliad." "Geraldine Brooks, author of People of the Book and March"
This is the best account I have read of the life of one unit in the Iraq War. It is closely observed, carefully recorded, and beautifully written. David Finkel doesn't just take you into the lives of our soldiers, he takes you deep into their nightmares. "Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco and The Gamble"
Brilliant, heartbreaking, deeply true. "The Good Soldiers" offers the most intimate view of life and death in a twenty-first-century combat unit I have ever read. Unsparing, unflinching, and, at times, unbearable. "Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn and The Day of Battle"
This is the finest book yet written on the platoon-level combat of the Iraq war . . . Unforgettable--raw, moving, and rendered with literary control . . . No one who reads this book will soon forget its imagery, words, or characters. "Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars"
Vivid and moving . . .Finkel's keen firsthand reportage, its grit and impact only heightened by the literary polish of his prose, gives us one of the best accounts yet of the American experience in Iraq. "Publishers Weekly, starred review"
A superb account of the burdens soldiers bear. "Kirkus Reviews, starred review""
"Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: 'This is what happened. This is what it felt like.'" --Doug Stanton, The New York Times Book Review
"Let me be direct. The Good Soldiers by David Finkel is the most honest, most painful, and most brilliantly rendered account of modern war I've ever read. I got no exercise at all the day I gulped down its 284 riveting pages." --Daniel Okrent, Fortune
"Over and over, I cried. I endured nightmares. I have read hundreds of books about war and almost two dozen books about the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most of them affected me. But none has affected me as deeply as The Good Soldiers." --Steve Weinberg, The Kansas City Star
"Heart-stopping . . . captures the surreal horror of war." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"A whole generation of these men will (God willing) be coming home, and The Good Soldiers is as good a guide as I can imagine to who they'll be when they get here." --Devin Friedman, GQ
"[A] new classic . . . the reader cannot get enough . . . As a compelling read, The Good Soldiers is all good." --J. Ford Huffman, Military Times
"David Finkel has written the most unforgettable book of the Iraq War, a masterpiece that will far outlast the fighting." --David Maraniss, author of They Marched into Sunlight
"From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of his powers comes an incandescent and profoundly moving book: powerful, intense, enraging. This may be the best book on war since the Iliad." --Geraldine Brooks, author of People of the Book and March
"This is the best account I have read of the life of one unit in the Iraq War. It is closely observed, carefully recorded, and beautifully written. David Finkel doesn't just take you into the lives of our soldiers, he takes you deep into their nightmares." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco and The Gamble
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, deeply true. The Good Soldiers offers the most intimate view of life and death in a twenty-first-century combat unit I have ever read. Unsparing, unflinching, and, at times, unbearable." --Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn and The Day of Battle
"This is the finest book yet written on the platoon-level combat of the Iraq war . . . Unforgettable--raw, moving, and rendered with literary control . . . No one who reads this book will soon forget its imagery, words, or characters." --Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars
"Vivid and moving . . .Finkel's keen firsthand reportage, its grit and impact only heightened by the literary polish of his prose, gives us one of the best accounts yet of the American experience in Iraq." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A superb account of the burdens soldiers bear." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever.
'[A] ferociously reported, darkly humorous and spellbinding book... You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: This is what happened. This is what it felt like.' Doug Stanton, New York Times
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