Thunder Run is the soldiers' story told by a soldier's son.

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	• Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad David Zucchino Grove Press, 2004 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Incredible Battle Scenes

This is an incredibly detailed book that concentrates three days of battle into just a few hundred pages. It shows the chaos of modern combat, the fluid tactics that the US Army has embraced, and the unbelievable superiority of US Army Firepower. I found myself sweating during many of the scenes.

We also see the sheer courage of men who will not abandon their mission - the supply units showed unbelievable bravery in driving unarmored fuel trucks into a shooting gallery - and they paid the price, too. We also see the increbile imporatnce of a good maintenance team !

As a retired intelligence/infantry SGT I have to disagree with other reviewers' assessments that these battles altered tactics. The commanders and senior NCOs in the book clearly and repeatedly remarked about the uncoordinated nature of the attacks of the Iraqis.

The Thunder Run was a huge, calculated risk.

A much better prepared enemy would have used done things differently - for example a light infantry company broken into squads infiltrating South could have found the supply vehicles and systematically shot each fuel tanker full of holes and then massed and engaged and destroyed the TOC.

I would have liked to have had more maps, expecially of the objectives and there should have been a good photo section. I know from my emails with friends still in that there are thousands of photos that could be used.

All in all, a great book!

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Thunder Run is the soldiers' story told by a soldier's son.

It is a feat for a media person to touch the emotions this old soldier and at the same time inform and move the uninitiated. David Zucchino has managed to accomplish both with his poignant and compassionate view of this historic engagement through the eyes of those who fought the battle and reported on it.

A must read!

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Thunder Run/3rd Infantry

This is an excellent book! My son was with the 3/15 Unit of the 2nd Brigade. They were involved with the battle at Operation Curly! Everything the writer states in the book, my son told me about before the book ever surfaced! There is also a video tape he brought home from the NBC reporter that was embedded with the unit. The classis battle underneath the overpass. The book also has a chapter about a Sgt. who was killed by an RPG. That Sgt was my sons platoon Sgt. He described everything that the book and video show. The author of this book did a very informative review of interviews, because all of his writings were exactly explained to us, long before the book was published. Excellent truthful reading.

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Destined to be a Military History Classic

This is an excellent book. Reading it will be the only way most people can get at least some idea of what was seen, felt, heard, smelled...experienced by these men. I doubt that I ever have an opportunity to speak with even one of the battle's participants, yet not only has Mr. Zucchino managed to interview over 100 of them, he has constructed a brilliant narrative from these interviews and other sources. His talent for conveying thought to the written word is immense.

Some may wonder whether this account supports or opposes the War in Iraq. It does neither, and it does so in such a way that the soldiers written about can be proud. Written primarily from their perspective, it still is essentially void of political or philosophical views. Their dedication, bravery, training, and sacrifice are made the more obvious in subtlety.

At times I wondered what the author's motivation was for so unabashedly describing battle wounds, deaths, accidents, etc. As it turns out, it's part of the experience. Maybe the book should have a sticker; "WARNING: Some material may not be suitable for readers that don't want to know what happens to people in modern war."

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Thank you troops!

This book is a great read; a page turner and an eye opener for all of the armchair generals and political pundits of all persuasions. It does a beautiful job of telling the soldiers "up close and personal" experience in modern combat, while thankfully not using this as a way to advance political views. Regardless of ones personal perspective on whether we should or should not be in Iraq, this book will fill you with compassion for the troops fighting there. If we learned nothing else from Vietnam, let us all please support the troops who are laying down their lives. They too have their own personal views, but they are doing their duty and are to be commended for persevering in extremely difficult circumstances. My respect for the troops has skyrocketed as has my disdain for politicians on all sides who view the war as an opportunity for personal gain. Troops, we love you and thank you!

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