War Journal - My Five Years in Iraq by Engel, Richard - 2008

NY: Simon and Shuster, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. War Journal describes a sectarian war that American leaders were late to understand and struggled to contain. It is an account of the author's experiences, insights, bittersweet reflections, and moments from his private video diary--itself the subject of a highly acclaimed documentary on MSNBC. War Journal is the story of the transformation of a young journalist who moved to the Middle East with $2,000 and a belief that the region would be the story"" of his generation into a seasoned reporter who has at times believed that he would die covering the war. It is about American soldiers, ordinary Iraqis, and especially a few brave individuals on his team who continually risked their lives to make his own daring reporting possible."" Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in good condition. First Edition per numbers line.