Heart of War

Heart of War is an oral history compiled from thoughtful and thought-provoking interviews with eighteen veterans of the current War in Iraq, including soldiers from all branches of the United States Armed Service: the Army, the Marines, Air Force and Navy, and stories from three female soldiers. Putting political missions aside, Heart of War focuses instead on the human story--allowing the subjects to speak frankly from their own experiences, sharing their own stories, airing their own issues and expressing their own triumphs and disappointments alike. Author Damon DiMarco has painstakingly assembled a group of Iraq War veterans from each branch of the military--many of whom were assigned to some of the most elite fighting units in the US Armed Forces (including the 386th Expeditionary Forces, the Armored Cavalry, Delta Force, Charley Company Tank Battalion, the celebrated 101st Airborne, and the Military Intelligence Brigade)--to make this the only book on the war in Iraq to truly speak with a soldier's voice.