In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GIâs tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.
This is no ordinary teenagerâs 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 storyâand the stories of thousands of other soldiersâis nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times. This unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldierâs commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a story all Americans should read.