The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780425219348)

ABC News' Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak in her account of "Black Sunday"--a battle during one of the deadliest periods of the Iraq War.

The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in Sadr City on Sunday April 4, 2004. Over 7,000 miles away, their families awaited the news for forty-eight hellish hours--expecting the worst. In this powerful, unflinching account, Martha Raddatz takes readers from the streets of Baghdad to the home front and tells the story of that horrific day through the eyes of the courageous American men and women who lived it.

"A masterpiece of literary nonfiction that rivals any war-related classic that has preceded it."--The Washington Post

Author: Martha Raddatz
ISBN-10: 0425219348
ISBN-13: 9780425219348
Publisher: Berkley Books
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.50w x 0.94d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 130240 / Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family

Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/10/2008 pg. 32