According to the book description of
Ordinary People: Extraordinary
Heroes - Afghanistan and Iraq: The
Face of War, "Technology has
changed the way we see wars forever.
Updates from our troops in the
Middle East can be sent to the rest
of the world within minutes. Even
with all this innovation, the
individual stories of many of those
fighting still get left behind in
the desert.
Col. (Ret.) Will G. Merrill Jr.,
US Army, has collected a series of
stories about the valor of the men
and women who protect our country
from all threats. He interviewed
thirty-three individuals to
accurately tell the stories of the
soldiers of the wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq.
Contemporary war history comes to
life with chapters devoted to the
evolution of Operation Anaconda, the
capture of Saddam Hussein, the
attack on the Intercontinental Hotel
in Kabul, and other important
battles and moments of the wars. His
heroes include firefighters turned
soldiers who did more than their
duty, women who defied gender
expectations to become ferocious
fighters, wounded warriors who
sacrificed everything to keep us
safe, and many more of the bravest
individuals America has to offer.
Their stories keep the wars alive in
our collective consciousness and
drive us to think about the future
of our country’s armed forces."
