If you think you know what's going on with the war in Iraq, you're probably wrong. Getting the information from the soldiers and the people living it is the best way to know what is going on; the good, the bad, the ugly and the triumpant.
I've seen the bookcover photo before, but never knew the true story behind the photo. It was taken by the man that wrote this book.
This book enlightened me, made me cry, made me frustrated, angry and has made me proud of our U.S. Soldiers and the British soldiers too.
This is not only a keeper, it's the type of book you want to read with a highlighter in your hand. ( )

Very good, well written. Free-lance journalist and Former Special Forces (Green Beret) soldier, Michael Yon writes about various battles in Iraq and the positive things soldiers are doing there as they work with communities to restore order and infrastructure, etc... He is recognized as one of the most legitimate journalists to cover the war. No one else has been there as long or been through as much.

Compelling writing. I would recommend this to *anyone* interested in the war, for or against. It's a nice change of pace to read about good things that are happening in Iraq. While he is not blind to the mistakes that have been made, he focuses on how commanders have learned from them and are working with community leaders to make neighborhoods safe. He discusses how many soldiers and commanders have learned the importance of "taking the high road" in am Iraqi culture that reveres strength and to whom compassion is an unusual but now greatly compelling ingredient in what makes a strong soldier and leader. I wish everyone in America could read this book; it gave me hope again. ( )

A free lance reporters inside view of the combat for Fallujah, Iraq. A former Green Beret, Michael Yon's account is as objective as any I've read of the battle for Fallujah and the strategy of Gen. D. Petraeus ( )

Michael Yon is a journalist, who since 2004 has chosen to report on the situation in Iraq first hand, yep over in Iraq. He isn't allowed to carry a gun, but goes out on missions, watches, encourages, and reports about what is going on, what he is seeing and does so with such excellence that after finishing the novel I was left speechless. I have started and deleted my review for this book almost ten times.

This is the only book I have purchased for myself in over a year. Does that say enough? I don't think it does. I have dreads, I am a vegetarian, I go hiking for fun and I live in Oregon and I loved this book, maybe that is what I am trying to make sure is understood. My brother is in the Army, he has been an enlisted man for almost 10 years. He has a family, a wife and two kids, he was in Iraq for over 16 months recently. He was injured in Iraq, he received a purple heart, he doesn't like to be called a hero, he says he isn't one, he is a guy doing his job.

I have cried when I think about what he has given up, the time that has lost with his family the worry his wife has endured, but he has told me before that he doesn't think of it that way. He saw the Iraqis, he saw the people there he saw changes, he saw what most journalists aren't there to report on, the victories.

Michael Yon is there, he is side by side with these heroes who are too humble to think of themselves that way. For them that word, hero conjures up images, images of a men they admire but not themselves. Yon was out there when my little brother was fighting with Operation Arrowhead Ripper.Unknowingly I picked up a copy of this book and asked my brother if he had heard of this guy, he said he didn't know but then I jokingly said, "look at the picture, you might recognize him!" he looked at the jacket flap and did!

I have come to admire Michael Yon in many ways, but the most important to me right now are that he is an insane brave man, and his objectiveness, sure he is over there with these guys, but I saw that he didn't speak all about the good things, he covered the losses and the wrong choices being made. Yes, even if they were being made by the leadership of the army, even if it didn't make the army look good, his honest voice was what I admired the most. Tell me what it was like, what you saw, that is what I want to know!!!

This review could go on for a day and a half, and I have quotes underlined that could go on for longer, but I'll stop. It was good, I loved it. More than anything I have heard, read or seen has given me a much fuller perception of the current situation in Iraq. I would recommend Moment of Truth in Iraq to everyone, but in a big way to those who just want to know what is going on over there. I have never felt a portrayal to be more ballanced than this one by Michael Yon. I recommend this book with no reservations ( )

A look at the war in Iraq from an Army veteran embedded with the American and British units fighting the war. Yon provides superb independent reporting thanks to his knowledge of the military and his willingness to spend extended periods with the units. ( )