Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 956
EAN: 9780980076325
ISBN: 0980076323
Label: Richard Vigilante Books
Manufacturer: Richard Vigilante Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher: Richard Vigilante Books
Studio: Richard Vigilante Books

How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers Is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope

Customer Rating:
Summary: I'd recommend it to anyone
Comment: Michael Yon has been covering the fighting in Iraq for years and has been all over that country. He has a solid and unique overview of what has and has not worked in Iraq.

Michael Yon doesn't pander to sides but searches for the truth. He's the first to say we screwed up in some major ways when he was first over there, but now he reveals what we're doing now that's really working and why it's working. Yes, we really are winning now, and he's a bit baffled as to why people in America don't believe it (which is probably why he wrote a book about it).

The book is vividly written. It's interesting to read and easy to follow. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: Michael Yon is by far the best photo journalist covering Iraq. His descriptions are heartfelt and moving. Moment of Truth is just another superb example of his excellent work.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Truth in the Title, Truth in the Telling
Comment: Micheal Yon's book is exceptional. It is, in my opinion, an absolute exercise in truth telling. You will be appalled at the blindness at the top of the command structure and, perhaps as I was, brought to an occasional tear at the creativity, courage and humanity of the soldiers on the ground.

If you are interested in as close to an unbiased view of what has gone on in Iraq this book is a must read. If you want your faith restored in the absolutly incredible capabilities of our armed services this book serves that pubpose in spades.

I completed this book with a renewed sense of an already strong pride in the quality of our fighting men and women.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The best journalist of our time
Comment: Yon is not an Ernie Pyle: he is objective and even-handed and has been very critical of U.S. policies and actions at times. At all times, however, he remembers that he is a U.S. citizen. He realizes that it is not possible to be "neutral" in a war in which the other side has been absolutely clear that they will kill or enslave "neutrals" if given the opportunity.

From the book: "I prefer to write what I see with my own eyes in the streets and on the battlefield, to paint a picture as intimate and rich in detail as I can, and then, as much as possible, let the reader come to his own understanding." So-called "journalists" from the major news organizations would do well to try doing the same - it's called "reporting".

"Moment of Truth in Iraq" is not military history, it is journalism - a branch of journalism that might be called "military human interest stories". The writing is much tighter than in Yon's freshman book, "Danger Close", which is more of a true-life adventure story (and a good one at that). All-in-all this is an outstanding collection. [...]

Yon is now reporting from Afghanistan.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Soul of Wisdom
Comment: The Soul of Wisdom

This book carves a sharp and prolific path through courage and combat, harm and heroism, tactics, strategy and diplomacy.
The spiritual transfer of courage and morality from Americans to Iraqis is at once hopeful and inspiring.
Explanations about the cross-cultural bonding and diplomatic elements of counterinsurgency are crisp and comprehensive.
Luminous vision from a book of such brevity is awesome, exciting and astonishing.
It shines a wide and very bright light.
"Brevity is the soul of wit," but it is also the soul of wisdom.

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