num_pages: 352
description: As a First Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army National Guard, Paul Rieckhoff was charged with leading thirty-eight men in Iraq. He spent almost a year in one of the bloodiest and most volatile areas of Baghdad. And when he finally came home, he vowed to tell Americans the harrowing truth. He does just that, uncensored and unrehearsed, "and with wit and passion" (Arianna Huffington), in Chasing Ghosts -the first criticism of the Iraq war written by a soldier who fought in it.
language: English
title: Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective
titlecomplete: Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective
genres: Autobiography, History, War, Biography, Military History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 470
publisher: Dutton Caliber