Desert Dogs - The Marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Author Amy Goodpaster Strebe and photographer Russ Bryant take us behind the scenes with the US Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

While the embedded reporters did a fantastic job of bringing viewers glimpses of the action and activity during combat operations, this title looks between those video takes to show what day-to-day life and the conditions that these heroes endured. The table of contents frames the views that this color-packed photo chronicle covers:

• Desert Landing
• Early Warning
• Into the Frey, Part 1
• The Receiving Ward
• Dog Days
• Into the Frey, Part 2
• A Time For Prayer
• Wall Art
• Spare Time
• Stars & Stripes
• The PX
• Night Falls

This is a great title for families of those who were there, historians wanting to get this information while it is still fresh (and not re-interpreted) and for the modeler who would like to get the look and feel of the surroundings. Recommended!

My sincere thanks to Motorbooks International for this review sample!