In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI's tour of duty
as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.
This is no ordinary teenager's story. Instead of opting for college
life, Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two
years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer.
His story--and the stories of thousands of other soldiers--is nothing
like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times. This
unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier's
commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war
in a story all Americans should read.