The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
In April 2004, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were on a routine patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, when they came under surprise attack. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, 8 Americans would be killed and more than 70 wounded. Back home, as news of the attack began filtering in, the families of these same men, neighbors in Fort Hood, Texas, feared the worst. In time, some of the women in their circle would receive "the call"-the notification that a husband or brother had been killed in action. So the families banded together in anticipation of the heartbreak that was certain to come.
The firefight in Sadr City marked the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency, and Martha Raddatz has written perhaps the most riveting account of hand-to-hand combat to emerge from the war in Iraq. This intimate portrait of the close-knit community of families Stateside-the unsung heroes of the military -distinguishes The Long Road Home from other stories of modern warfare, showing the horror, terror, bravery, and fortitude not just of the soldiers who were wounded and killed but also of the wives and children whose lives now are forever changed.
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64 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 29, 2007 Type: User Review |
Thanks
Thank you i got the book today and have read a little bit of it .. it got here before i thought it would so thank you
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Long Road Home is a quick read.
Martha Raddatz does a good job of making you experience an episode in Iraq from the viewpoint of the soldiers. She lets them tell the story. Perhaps it would have been good to include more of her viewpoint or some corollary material but it is...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 20, 2007 Type: User Review |
PHENOMENAL
I don't ever write reviews on here but this is one of the best books I've ever read. Written from many different points of views between Iraq and the United States, it pulls you in and makes you want to keep reading. I have told all of my family...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 03, 2007 Type: User Review |
'Long Road Home' - remarkable view of War on Terror
The 'Long Road Home' captures a side to the War on Terror that Americans, or anyone for that matter, rarely glimpse.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Simply excellent
This is a wonderfully written and compelling book about a fierce battle in Sadr City, Iraq. One of the best war-time books I've ever read.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 23, 2007 Type: User Review |
Touched Vet
There were two battalions that shared Camp War Eagle, 2-5 CAV and 1-12 CAV. I was the senior scout in 1-12 CAV Scout Platoon. Ms. Raddatz did an outstanding job of telling a very important story in this conflict. There is not a day that goes by...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
Awesome narrative
The detailed account of the vicious night battle was so gripping and graphic it put me in the middle of the battle. Having read battle accounts for fifty years, I've never incountered anything so gut wrenching. The bravery of our soldiers makes me...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 16, 2007 Type: User Review |
Fast-paced like a 2007 Black Hawk Down but much more...
This is a superb book. Anyone wishing to know more about the Iraq War and the harbinger of tougher days ahead as experienced during that first April weekend in 2004 should dive into this one.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
True Account
Martha Raddatz has it down cold. I've read nearly every book about the war in Iraq since I returned. This one is the best, hands down. I was working in the operations center in Baghdad and there were incidents throughout the country on that...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2007 Type: User Review |
Classic War Novel
This book is about the soldiers who fought the initial Iraqi insurgency and their families back home. It is a book that seizes your psyche and compels you to read it through to the end. The author weaves a fabric of todays military including the...
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