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'''''The Good Soldiers''''' is a 2009 book about the [[Iraq Surge|2007 troop surge in Iraq]] written by [[David Finkel]], chronicling the deployment of 2nd Battalion, [[16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]] of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich.<ref>{{cite web
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'''''The Good Soldiers''''' (2009) is a [[Non-fiction]] book about the [[Iraq Surge|2007 troop surge in Iraq]] written by [[David Finkel]], chronicling the deployment of 2nd Battalion, [[16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]] of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich.<ref>{{cite web
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The Good Soldiers
AuthorDavid Finkel
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherSarah Crichton Books
Publication date
2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages304 pp
ISBN0374165734

The Good Soldiers (2009) is a Non-fiction book about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq written by David Finkel, chronicling the deployment of 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich.[1][2][3][4][5]The story follows Kauzlarich as he experiences the reality of war, and loses soldiers for the first time.

References

  1. ^ Bancroft, Colette (2009-11-20). "'The Good Soldiers' follows deployment of an infantry regiment during the Iraq War surge". St. Petersburg Times.
  2. ^ Finkel, David (2010-04-06). "U.S. gunfire kills two Reuters employees in Baghdad". Washington Post.
  3. ^ Finkel, David (2009-09-15). The Good Soldiers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0-374-16573-4.
  4. ^ Finkel, David (2009-12-10). "The Good Soldiers (excerpt)". National Public Radio. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ Abel, David (2009-10-14). "The suffering behind 'the surge' in Iraq". Boston Globe.