 The Good Soldiers first edition cover. | |
| Author | David Finkel |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
Publication date | January 1, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) Amazon Kindle iBooks (electronic) iTunes (audio book) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0312430027 |
| Followed by | Thank You for Your Service |
The Good Soldiers (2009) is a non-fiction book about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq written by David Finkel, chronicling the deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich.[1][2][3][4] The story follows Kauzlarich as he experiences the reality of war, and loses soldiers for the first time.
- ^ Bancroft, Colette (2009-11-20). "'The Good Soldiers' follows deployment of an infantry regiment during the Iraq War surge". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ^ Finkel, David (2010-04-06). "U.S. gunfire kills two Reuters employees in Baghdad". Washington Post.
- ^ Finkel, David (2009-09-15). The Good Soldiers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-16573-4.
- ^ Abel, David (2009-10-14). "The suffering behind 'the surge' in Iraq". Boston Globe.