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First and foremost Oliver North has strong political convictions. Whether you agree with his politics or not, is your own personal business. But buyer beware, his politics is a part of this book.

Now, if you can look beyond his politics, again whether you agree or disagree, this is a great first hand look at the War in Iraq and a look at being an embedded reporter during this war.

Again, politics aside, this is a great primary source reading on both the war and the media coverage of the war.

North brings a lot of military experience into his reporting and that is an added plus.

The DVD that comes with the book is fantastic. However, I warn all readers that they should read the book before watching the DVD. The DVD covers much of the same material in the book, and you will find both the book and DVD more enjoyable if you read before you watch.

Again, get over, accept, ignore, North's politics and you have a great book/DVD primary source of the second war in Iraq.

This book shows how brave our military is!

WHAT A GREAT BOOK! Colonel North tells the stories of the warriors on the ground and in the air. This has got to be one of the finest war correspondant books ever written.

The stories in this book ran my emotions the whole range from laughter to tears. Col. North focuses on writing the stories of the Lance Corporals, Privates First Class and Speciailists that are actually fighting this war. Laced with conservative commentary on the politics involved, and bringing to light the biases of the other networks, Col. North puts together a highly entertaining and captivating book on this phase of the Gulf War.

Received it for Christmas from my daughter and read a few "sit reps" a day until finished. I loved this book.

Semper Fi

Being a combat veteran of an earlier era I found Col. North's book a fascinating read on how warfare is waged in this new age of high tech and high media exposure. Unlike steril fact books, this gives you the perspective of the infantrymen who are on the ground, dealing with it every day. I have handed this book off to several of my buddies, who have also been "out of the loop" for a number of years, telling them it's good look at how things REALLY were in Iraq vs. the tainted picture portrayed by the media.

I have not always been a big fan of Col. North's but know first-hand that he will tell it like it is, regardless of how unpopular his message may be. That, in my view, makes him a credible and valuable author, and this, a valuable testament to the men and women serving us in Iraq.