My War: Killing Time in Iraq82 reviews
Colby Buzzell

Berkley Trade, 2006

one unvarnished view

+ Honest, Down To Earth Account - A MUST Read
+ My view....of My War.....

besides being cute as hell, colby buzzell is a hell of a writer. i'm anti-war, and i found this a fascinating tour through some of the many realities of what's happening in iraq.
  
  











  



  
Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom2 reviews
Mohammed M. Hafez

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007

Absolute "must-read" for anyone concerned about the future of Iraq.

+ Excellent, readable, accurate analysis of Iraq

Professor of political science Mohammed M. Hafez presents Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom, a scholarly evaluation of the all-too-real cruelty and tragedy of suicide bombing in Iraq. Suicide bombings in Iraq appear to be perpetrated largely by non-Iraqi volunteers ...
  
  











  



  
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005307 reviews
Thomas E. Ricks

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

A Superb Read

+ Fiasco
+ view from inside the military
+ The Most Relevant Book about the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
+ Fiasco
  
  











  



  
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families13 reviews
Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, ...

Ulysses Press, 2005

Compelling and pragmatic

+ Down Range: To Iraq and Back
+ 2 tours and it nearly killed me
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, Fourth Edition61 reviews
Webster Griffin Tarpley

Progressive Press, 2007

America awaken from your ignorance!

+ THIS SERIOUS WORK IS NOT FOR SIMPLETONS
+ The "Simon Cowell" of political critics
+ Must for who wants to avoid an atomic world war
  
  











  



  
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles414 reviews
Anthony Swofford

Scribner, 2005

its the truth

personally, i like the fact he admits to not enjoying the corp, he told the truth, instead of writing a book about how much he was toughest guy in the world and he loved everyday of the corp, he admitted to fear and hate.he curses non stop in the book, but it is written by a marine. he's a real ...
  
  











  



  
Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing War11 reviews
Dina Rasor, Robert Bauman

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Should be entitled Blood Money 2

+ Tremendous reporting

The book "Blood Money," one I reviewed for [...] some time ago, by T. Christian Miller, laid out some of the same items this book catalogs. Indeed, this book's authors quote Blood Money at least once. Indeed, they quote from an organization the hierarchy of which I met where I purchased "Blood ...
  
  











  



  
The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace33 reviews
Ali A. Allawi

Yale University Press, 2007

Excellent history of the Iraq war

+ best book there is on Iraq
+ An Iraqi Account of the War
+ An Iraqi perspective
+ book:The Occupation Of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
  
  











  



  
We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah43 reviews
Patrick K. O'Donnell

Da Capo Press, 2006

Book about Marines

+ Solid accounting of the battle for Fallujah
+ Fine book, moving tribute
+ OUTSTANDING
  
  











  



  
Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq24 reviews
Kirsten Holmstedt

Stackpole Books, 2007

response to April 6 review by Patricia

+ A MASTERFUL JOB

I was wondering how you could say the women in this book don't show "heroic temperament"? Do you know what a hero is? Sorry, but John Wayne characters don't exist in real life. Heroes are these women ... the first black female combat pilot in the marines, who strikes a target to save several of our ...
  
  











  



  
Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families21 reviews

Random House, 2006

Crying, laughing, both at the same time

+ Operation Homecoming
+ *Tissue alert*
+ Nothing has been closer to home for me
+ AN IMPORTANT BOOK
  
  











  



  
The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family65 reviews
Martha Raddatz

Putnam Adult, 2007

The Long Road Home

+ Extremely Relevant Story, Mostly Well Told
+ Must read in this election year
+ Good Book
+ Will make you feel like you are there!
  
  











  



  
War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror23 reviews
Robert "Buzz" Patterson

Crown Forum, 2007

A compelling statement of fact against the left-wing's campaign to destroy the US military

+ Shocking Book, Really Opened My Eyes -
+ War Crimes

This is a very, very angry book. You can feel LTC Patterson's righteous anger as he sounds off on one after another of the left-wing's acts against the United States, its citizens, its troops and often its Constitution. Patterson uses one fact after another to build his thesis: that the ...
  
  











  



  
The Life Of A Soldier1 review
G., W. Grant

Lulu.com, 2007

Sharp & Strong - Don't Miss It!

G W Grant's solo debut has it all! This is an action packed novel that grabs you on page one and doesn't let go. The reader will find exquisite gems of insight in this original work. Comprised of 252 pages, this is an informative, no nonsense read that leaves you wishing to pick-up a sequel ...
  
  











  



  
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq31 reviews
Riverbend

The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2005

Too bad prowar Americans will be too proud to read this

+ Life interrupted . . .
+ Great blog
+ A Valuable Window Into Iraq
  
  











  



  
From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava114 reviews
Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth

The Lyons Press, 2006

Love and War

+ The Horror of war creeps on you, and yet, touched by hope
+ Nice story about a man and his dog, but not written very well.
+ Dogs and Children
  
  











  



  
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East128 reviews
Robert Fisk

Vintage, 2007

Easily one of the best books I've ever read

+ well worth the weight
+ Long read
+ Brilliant but lengthy treatise on how the Middle East "situation" came to be
+ Get this book
  
  











  



  
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror40 reviews
Robert Young Pelton

Crown, 2006

balanced coverage without political biases

+ RAGINGLY RABID!
+ A genuinely fascinating book!
+ Great book!
+ Outstanding read
  
  











  



  
The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End58 reviews
Peter W. Galbraith

Simon & Schuster, 2007

"War remains the decisive human failure."

+ Knowledgable book on Iraq
+ If interested in truly understanding situation, a very worthwhile read
+ The End of Iraq by Peter Galbraith
  
  











  



  
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror40 reviews
Robert Young Pelton

Crown, 2006

balanced coverage without political biases

+ RAGINGLY RABID!
+ A genuinely fascinating book!
+ Great book!
+ Outstanding read