Baghdad at Sunrise

This compelling book presents an unparalleled record of what happened after U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003. Army Colonel Peter R. Mansoor, the on-the-ground commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division—the "Ready First Combat Team"—describes his brigade''s first year in Iraq, from the sweltering, chaotic summer after the Ba''athists'' defeat to the transfer of sovereignty t...