What also disturbs me is some of the political commentary in the reviews. Very frustrating our guys rely on it so heavily. Sometimes old fashioned ways still have a purpose and are useful.
#Heroes of the long road home 2017 cracked
And modern technology ain't what it is cracked up to be.
Granted we should have been prepared for anything, but it was a lying in wait game w/the insurgents.
A very calculated plan that would have happened on this particular Sunday or another day of the week knowing the new guys had arrived. You have to give the man credit for the exact execution of his plan of attack, he formed his militias, he lead our Troops to a false sense of security in that sector, and he chose to instill the attacks at the time of the transition of BN's knowing the base would not be adequately prepared and set up to operate. No doubt it took some time to get the "hood" to come together and network, I would doubt over night an entire community was ready to go into the streets to block intersections, have an old man directing where to set off blasts, instructing young children to throw bombs at our GI's and all the rest in a split second. I guess what confuses me in reading all the other reviews is why instead of blaming the military for the lack of proper gear etc, why hasn't any one looked at this situation was a well pre-meditated game plan by Sadr? He knew what he was doing and was smart. Just not sure where to start.this book was an all night'er, a one sitting read. This intimate portrait of the close-knit community of families Stateside, the unsung heroes of the military, distinguishes The Long Road Home from other stories of modern warfare, showing the horror, terror, bravery, and fortitude not just of the soldiers who were wounded and killed but also of the wives and children whose lives are now forever changed. The firefight in Sadr City marked the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency, and Martha Raddatz has written perhaps the most riveting account of hand-to-hand combat to emerge from the war in Iraq.
So the families banded together in anticipation of the heartbreak that was certain to come. In time, some of the women in their circle would receive "the call": the notification that a husband or brother had been killed in action. Back home, as news of the attack began filtering in, the families of these same men - neighbors in Fort Hood, Texas - feared the worst. Over the course of the next 48 hours, eight Americans would be killed and more than 70 wounded. In April 2004, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were on a routine patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, when they came under surprise attack. From ABC White House correspondent Martha Raddatz comes the story of a brutal 48-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war, not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back home.
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