Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat...

Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster ... | Michael Yon | A must read for understanding effective counter-insurgency

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	Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster ... Michael Yon Richard Vigilante Books, 2008 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 112 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Insight to Counter the MSM's bias

This book is a much-needed memoir of our involvement in Iraq. For the duration of America's involvement in Iraq, the citizenry has been deprived of an accurate view of what our brave troops are accomplishing in Iraq. The media simply had little interest in actually sharing the positive aspects of our involvement in Iraq. Yon counteracts that tendency by providing a number of stories that provide a more positive aspect of our troop's actions. Simply stated, Murtha's version of the war is not born out by Yon's. If you read this book, your view of the war will be changed. Maybe not radically, but it will be changed to some degree. It is well written, but not unfair or biased. These traits make it a sure way to open your eyes.

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A must read for understanding effective counter-insurgency

This book is a very insightful look into the counter-insurgency battle in Iraq. If you want to understand the context of the fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq, this book is an invaluable source. It neither paints a rosy picture, nor a bleak one. His first hand accounts of combat and of the equally critical information war are compelling and informative. Micheal Yon effectively brings to light the competing factors and illustrates the many dimensions of this unconventional war.

Extremely well written, but a shortsighted view of the Iraq War

This book is an extremely exciting tour from the grunt's point of view. Since this point of view is often overlooked, it is nice to see it done so well.

HOWEVER, If you want to understand how we got into the war or who we are fighting now you will not get any idea from this book. It seems that MOST of our enemies are either Al Qaeda or Al Qaeda sympathizers. There is almost no discussion with any of our enemies, so what little information is provided about our enemies either says that they are fanatics or dismisses them as illevant. If there had been an index, you would see that there is exactly one reference to Moqtada al Sadr... (who was even cut from Yon's otherwise excellent coverage of the execution of Saddam!) and a few, minor references to Nouri Al Maliki. Considering this, it would seem that Yon expects the Americans to stay in Iraq forever, solving problems, eliminating insurgents, etc. There is no Iraqi political presence.

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Kindle Pricing?

Why is the Kindle version of this book $4 higher than the current hardback price?

I would spend ten bucks to buy a version that I cannot share with others, but I won't spend more than what I would pay for a hardback.

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