Boots on the Ground
Subtitle: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq
Publisher: Truman Talley Books
Published: September 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780312326630
Subjects: History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Military - Iraq War; Military - Iraq War (2003-); Military - United States; History / Military / General; Middle East - General; Aerial operations, American; Airborne Division, 82nd; Army; Iraq War, 2003; Iraq War, 2003-; Press coverage; Regimental histories; United States
First sentence: MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK, MARCH 1-In four days, I have just confirmed with the Pentagon, I will depart for Kuwait.
Description: Karl Zinsmeister describes his experiences as an embedded reporter with the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq as it moved from Kuwait to engage in battle in Samawah in the spring of 2003.