<DIV><DIV><P>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: <BR><I>THE NEW YORK TIMES<BR>CHICAGO TRIBUNE</I><BR>SLATE.COM<BR><I>THE BOSTON GLOBE<BR>THE KANSAS CITY STAR<BR>THE PLAIN DEALER</I> (CLEVELAND)<BR><I>THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR</I></P><I></I></DIV><DIV>WINNER OF THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM<BR><BR>It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.<BR><BR>Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home — forever changed. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.  With <I>The</I> <I>Good Soldiers</I>, Pulitzer Prize-winning <I>r</I>eporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story — not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.</DIV></DIV>