The Good Soldiers is a recipient of the ALA Alex Award (2010) and the Cornelius Ryan Award. Using his experience reporting on the United States activities in Yemen, David Finkel writes on the then ongoing Iraq War from the focused perspective of a single U.S. During this time he witnessed first hand the realities of war and the toll it takes on those who engage in it. David Finkels The Good Soldiers is a book I feel everyone should read, regardless of whether youre for, against or ambivalent about the war in Iraq. In 2007 David Finkel embedded with 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, also known as the "2–16 Rangers", as they worked to stabilize a portion of Baghdad. In January 2007, the young and optimistic soldiers of the 2-16, the American infantry battalion known as the Rangers, were sent to Iraq as part of the surge. T heres something to be learned from the fact that one of the best movies about the war in Iraq ( The Hurt Locker) and one of the best books (David Finkels The Good Soldiers) are. The story follows Kauzlarich as he experiences the reality of war, and loses soldiers for the first time.
The Good Soldiers (2009) is a non-fiction book about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq written by David Finkel, chronicling the deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich.
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