A review by brettp
The Good Soldiers, by David Finkel

5.0

Finished "The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel. This tells the story of the 2-16 battalion and their time in Iraq during President Bush's "surge" strategy. The book is well written and well researched, combining first-hand reporting with after-action interviews with many soldiers and leaders of the battalion as they faced IEDs, exchanges of small-arms fire and the challenge of living in a war zone. It describes their injuries - both visible and invisible, and did so the telling of a poignant story. The story also includes what Wikileaks referred to as "Collateral Murder" in which a helicopter fired on two Reuters reporters and their group on the ground for holding a camera, resembling a weapon. It gives the reader a lot to think about. I recommend it strongly.