Top 10 Best Books On Iraq War
The Second Persian Gulf War changed the perspective of many countries on war. Iraq was stared on the morning of 19 March 2003 when the US Army invaded the land of Saddam Hussain.
This war turned out to be devastating for both the countries as the United Stated lost its numerous men in this unnecessary conflict and Iraq started its era of unrest.
US Army attacked Iraq when Saddam Hussain refused to give up his dictatorship. This war lasts for almost a decade and nearly two US presidential administration. Eventually, in 2011, Obama decided to withdraw the final troops and thus this ‘ Unnecessary War ‘ came to an end.
There are numerous books on Iraq War that describes the situations of both countries during the time of turmoil. I suggest having a look at some of its books to have a better picture of this infamous and avoidable war.
1. Dreaming Of Baghdad
Written By – Haifa Zangana
Haifa Zangana describes her “terror experiences” which gave me a new way of looking at my life. The writer was a political activist during Saddam’s rule and she also agitated against him. Eventually, she and her supporters were captured and put into prison.
Haifa honestly describes her experiences in Saddam’s rule, the way she was tortured and everything else! In the Jail, she also describes how her friends and supporters died in front of her eyes. I believe that writing was honest in her experiences as it was reflecting on her writing.
I am sure that after reading this book u will have a new perspective about your life.
2. The Yellow Birds
In Al Tafar, Iraq, a twenty-one-year-old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. Bound together since basic training when Bartle makes a promise to bring Murphy safely home, the two have been dropped into a war and no one was prepared for it.
In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the armies that press in on every side: the rebels, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes actions he could never have imagined.
With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on women and families at home, The Yellow Bird is a groundbreaking novel that is destined to become a classic.
3. Why We Lost
Why we lost is the history of over 500 pages which describes the close combat and heartfelt stories of both the Iraq and Afghanistan War. You won’t get the fancy memories or private military meetings but only True Real Stories!
The writer was itself a military man who rose through the rank of the army infantry to a 3 Star General. He commanded both in Iraq as well as in Afghanistan. The Writer portrays everything that he sees through his eyes. A writer is a team man! He not only participated in top-level planning and strategy meetings, but he also regularly carried a rifle alongside soldiers in combat actions.
He stated that the US decision-makers never understood their enemy and all the decisions are taken by senior men were based on the spreadsheets; not on real-life situations!
I urge you to read this lucidly written masterpiece at least once!
4. House to House: A Soldier’s Memoir
This book gives you a stunning overview of frontline combat. This book is written by one of the great heroes of the Iraq War, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia. He captures the brutal action and raw intensity of leading his Third Platoon, Alpha Company, into a lethally choreographed kill zone during the war.
Bringing to searing life the terrifying intimacy of hand-to-hand infantry combat, this fantastic war memoir features an enduring drawn cast of characters, not all of whom would make it out alive, as well as the chilling account of the singular courage that earned Writer “the Medal of Honor”.
He described how he went to a house in the enemy territory alone. There he used every weapon to fight against the enemy forces.
5. The Iraq War
John Keegan has a background as a military historian and he describes the Iraq War as the most mysterious armed conflicts of modern history. He lucidly explains how the coalition forces defeated the Iraqi Army which was twice its size. Does he also address whether Saddam Hussain ever possessed weapons of mass destruction?
In his book, he also gave an account of combat that took place in the middle of the scorching desert. The tactics and mind games that were used by the US Army was explained lucidly.
This book is one of the perfect ones which will give you an overview of the Iraq War. Must Read!
6. The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan
J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the soil of Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department. After returning home, he travelled throughout the United States to pay his respects to the dead and wounded, he wondered what lessons, if any, could be learned from these wars.
The Mirror Test will give you an overview of how war and diplomacy work together! Moreover, this book also provides us with an insight into America’s actions abroad.
This book is blended with the Real Life incidents of War situations as well as the diplomacy that works behind in those areas. The mirror test is a must-read and I seriously recommend this book.
7. Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq
Nicholas Moore spent over ten years with the US Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism.
In his biography he gave a detailed account of gruelling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror.
Moore embarks on a series of dangerous deployments, engaging in brutal street combat and traversing inhospitable terrain in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Iraq’s Most Wanted.
This book is written by a soldier and a soldier can describe the War situations in the best possible way. Hence, Run To The Sound Of The Guns is a must-read!
8. The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
Written By – Bing West
The writer is a universally respected combat journalist. He portrayed a gripping history based on five years of front-line reporting about how the war was turned around–and the choice now facing America.
During the fierce battle for Fallujah, Writer asked an Iraqi colonel why the arch-terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had fled in women’s clothes. The colonel signalled to a Marine patrol walking nearby and said, “Americans are the strongest tribe.” Hence, this book got its name!
In the course of more than five years, West was embedded with more than sixty front-line units, discussing strategy with generals and tactics with corporals. West gives the reader an in-depth understanding that will inform the debate about the war as he describes the situations of combat in every Iraqi city.
This book explains the strategies and tricks used by the American army to defeat its army. It gives us a detailed picture of the then situations. Hence, I seriously recommend this book.
9. The Good Soldiers
The writer describes this book as It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as “the surge.” Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad!
Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home ― forever changed. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.
10. Thank You for Your Service
In Thank You for Your Service, Writer follows many of those same men as they return home and struggle to reintegrate―both into their family lives and into American society.
He is with them in their most difficult, painful, and hopeful moments as they try to recover, and in doing so, he creates an indelible, essential portrait of what life after war is like for their wives, widows, children, and friends, and for the professionals who are truly trying, and to a great degree failing, to undo the damage that has been done.
I believe You will have a better knowledge of the Iraq War after reading this article on Books On Iraq War.
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