The Good Soldiers

Name: The Good Soldiers
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Rating: 4.5 (1296 reviews)
Author: David Finkel

by David Finkel

Memoir

4.5 (1,296)

4.5 stars from 1,296 reviews. Top 87% of Memoir books we track.

287 pages~4.8 hr readPublished by Sarah Crichton BooksPublished 2009-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You want to understand the human cost of the Iraq War beyond headlines and political arguments.
You respect immersive journalism that doesn't shy away from the messy, contradictory realities of combat.
You're interested in how ordinary people respond when placed in extraordinary circumstances.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a polished narrative that provides clear answers or moral certainty about war.
You prefer distance from graphic depictions of violence and trauma.
You want a fast-paced story rather than a ground-level, observational account.

About this book

The Good Soldiers is a chronicle of the 2-16 battalion, nicknamed the Rangers, an army infantry unit called to carry out the 2007 Iraq War surge announced by President George W. Bush in January. The young, optimistic soldiers were deployed to a vicious area of Baghdad, believing their presence would make a difference. Based on fifteen months of their deployment, David Finkel's account documents how the soldiers were forever changed by their tour. Finkel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, presents this as a story not only of the Iraq War but of all wars across time. The book serves as a prequel to Finkel's later work Thank You for Your Service.

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