Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Description
Description
From ABC White House correspondent Martha Raddatz, the story of a brutal forty-eight-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back at home.
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.
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.
About the Author
About the Author
Martha Raddatz is the Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for ABC News and the co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. She has covered national security, foreign policy and politics for decades--reporting from the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, and conflict zones around the world.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Praise for The Long Road Home "The word 'sacrifice' is used a lot. In The Long Road Home, Martha Raddatz shows what the word really means...Read it."--Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco
"Grit and high drama...searingly vivid evidence of the toll U.S. soldiers pay."--The New York Times "A picture of American valor and unflagging commitment."--Rocky Mountain News "A poignant piece of work that will grab and hold you."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch "[This] nervy, brilliantly reported book tells the human stories that ricocheted out from one long, brutal firefight."--The Star Tribune "A truly great book about men, women, and raw courage."--Diane Sawyer, ABC News "Raddatz's powerful book introduces us to people we root for, and care about, and won't soon forget."--Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away
"An unforgettable and entirely new portrait of the American family at war."--Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill "[A] fast-paced narrative of how some of these soldiers struggled to survive when their routine patrol of a Baghdad slum went terribly wrong, forever changing the lives of those involved and signaling a new phase in the violent resistance to U.S. occupation of Iraq."--Los Angeles Times "Might well be the Black Hawk Down of the Iraq war."--The Washington Post "A thoroughly gripping read...There is something very special about membership in the 'brotherhood of the close fight, ' and The Long Road Home establishes clearly that those who fought on 'black Sunday' earned a cherished place in that elite fraternity."--General David Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq
"Grit and high drama...searingly vivid evidence of the toll U.S. soldiers pay."--The New York Times "A picture of American valor and unflagging commitment."--Rocky Mountain News "A poignant piece of work that will grab and hold you."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch "[This] nervy, brilliantly reported book tells the human stories that ricocheted out from one long, brutal firefight."--The Star Tribune "A truly great book about men, women, and raw courage."--Diane Sawyer, ABC News "Raddatz's powerful book introduces us to people we root for, and care about, and won't soon forget."--Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away
"An unforgettable and entirely new portrait of the American family at war."--Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill "[A] fast-paced narrative of how some of these soldiers struggled to survive when their routine patrol of a Baghdad slum went terribly wrong, forever changing the lives of those involved and signaling a new phase in the violent resistance to U.S. occupation of Iraq."--Los Angeles Times "Might well be the Black Hawk Down of the Iraq war."--The Washington Post "A thoroughly gripping read...There is something very special about membership in the 'brotherhood of the close fight, ' and The Long Road Home establishes clearly that those who fought on 'black Sunday' earned a cherished place in that elite fraternity."--General David Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub date:
2008-01-02
Length:
352 pages
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