The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
Autor Martha Raddatzen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2007 – vârsta de la 18 ani
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The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in Sadr City on April 4, 2004, now known as "Black Sunday." On the homefront, over 7,000 miles away, their families awaited the news for forty-eight hellish hours-expecting the worst. ABC News' chief correspondent Martha Raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780425219348
ISBN-10: 0425219348
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 140 x 212 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Berkley Books
ISBN-10: 0425219348
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 140 x 212 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Berkley Books
Recenzii
"The word 'sacrifice' is used a lot...Martha Raddatz shows what the word really means." -- Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco "Grit and high drama... searingly vivid evidence of the toll U.S. soldiers pay." -- 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 "A truly great book about men, women, and raw courage." -- Diane Sawyer, ABC News "Might well be the Black Hawk Down of the Iraq war." -- The Washington Post "A thoroughly gripping read." -- General David Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq
Descriere
From ABC White House correspondent Raddatz comes the story of a brutal 48-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.
Notă biografică
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.
Premii
- Evergreen Young Adult Book Award Nominee, 2010
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee, 2010