Moment Of Truth In Iraq: How A New 'greatest Generation' Of American Soldiers Is Turning Defeat And Disaster Into Victory And Hope

Internationally acclaimed for his vivid shocking and intimate coverage, no reporter knows the battle zones of Iraq better than Michael Yon. The former Green Beret has been getting into the thick of it for years. Now Yon tells the true story of the surge --the last ditch effort of American and Iraqi soldiers to snatch Iraq back from the abyss. Yon has never been co-opted by Left or Right, Military or Media. In 2005, Yon was the first battlefield reporter to write that Iraq was spiraling into civil war. The fighting officers and soldiers Yon covers know this former Green Beret stands with them. Our soldiers lead him to

Internationally acclaimed for his "vivid" "shocking" and "intimate" coverage, no reporter knows the battle zones of Iraq better than Michael Yon. The former Green Beret has been getting into the thick of it for years. Now Yon tells the true story of "the surge" --the last ditch effort of American and Iraqi soldiers to snatch Iraq back from the abyss. Yon has never been co-opted????????????by Left or Right, Military or Media. In 2005, Yon was the first battlefield reporter to write that Iraq was spiraling into civil war. The fighting officers and soldiers Yon covers know this former Green Beret stands with them. Our soldiers lead him to the hottest spots and most crucial campaigns when other less trusted journalists are left behind. So no one has more credibility reporting on the dramatic turnaround led by General David Petraeus????????????and the still-critical dangers that will make 2008 the "Moment of Truth in Iraq." Richly illustrated with Yon's hair-raising battlefield photos, Moment of Truth in Iraq is both an urgent missive to Americans demanding answers, and a timeless chronicle of war.