Good Soldiers, Hardcover/David Finkel

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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: ``THE NEW YORK TIMESCHICAGO TRIBUNE``SLATE. COM``THE BOSTON GLOBETHE KANSAS CITY STARTHE PLAIN DEALER`` (CLEVELAND)``THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR``````WINNER OF THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM 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. 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.