In The Company of Soldiers (Abridged): A Chronicle of Combat in Iraq Audiobook

" Behind the scenes account of the US invasion of Iraq. Atkinson was an embed with the 101st Airborne. Fascinating view of an army at work. "

" This was a bit of a dry boring book but it did give a pretty good insight about the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Rick Atkinson is obviously a strong opponent of Bush and the military in general. Most of this book is spent on bashing the Bush administration and declaring our military incompetent. This takes up most of the book and there is very little description of the actual war. "

" This was a good book for the subject matter, however, this is not my genre so I stopped reading it with about 100 pages to go. I'm glad I read what I read, but just wanted to move on to other books. "

" Detailed look at the division going to war. Excellent study of Petraeus. Forget the scandal headlines and read this to see why he's o e of the better commanders that this nation has produced. "

" I couldn't put this one down. "

" I think Rick Atkinson is the best historical journalist of our time and in 2003 he was embedded with the 101st Airborne, walking the same point in history as the soldiers themselves and he does his ever-perfect job of describing it as a chronicler. "

" This book is about Iraq, not so much about the battles or the political aspect of it all, but about the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and how they fight their battles. Not dry history but living breathing people. "

" Well written, insightful and approachable. A compelling overview of the strategy of the first phase of this Iraq war and the initial approach to Baghdad - same timeframe as Generation Kill, but with a focus on the thought process and challenges of General Petraeus. "

" Very different tone from his Liberation Trilogy (An Army at Dawn; etc). This is a personal journal of his time embedded with 101 Airborne. It provides a more immediate chronicle of day-to-day life with the division. A good read. "

" He makes the details interesting. "

" Good audio book, though abridged....why? Interesting view of the war from a journalist's eyes. good portrayal of petreus. "

" Objective overview of operations of 101st Airborne Division in Iraq in 2003. Just the right amount of detail and also interesting historical information about the region. "

" outstanding. learned a lot about the mindset of generals fighting a modern "Rumsfeld" war. "

" Nice overview of the start of the Iraq war from the perspective of the 101st Airborne division and General David Petraeus..... "

" Great book on the invasion of Iraq. It plays more from the perspective of the Generals (specifically General Petreus) than regular soldiers, but it provides great insight into what they were thinking as the invasion happened. "

" It was well written and the author had great insight into the Army (101 Airborne Division) as they deployed to Iraq and moved into Baghdad. "

" An insider's perspective on the decision-making of commanders in the 101st Airborne Division during the Iraq war. There's a lot of military jargon, but this is much more about the personalities of the leaders of men, primarily General Petraeus, and those that served with him and for him. "

" This book can be safely ignored with no loss to critical understanding. There haven't been any really good books written yet about the Iraq war--probably won't for a few years. "

" What do you believe about the Iraq War? This book may not change that, but if your mind is open you may see it differently after reading it. Very well researched and well told narrative by an embedded reporter close to Gen. David Petraeus in the first weeks of the invasion. Real close. "

" Eh, it was okay. I mean, it was sort of interesting, but nothing about the book really grabbed me. "

" The author's account of the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and their trek to Baghdad in February 2003. I don't know all the politics behind the soldiering but I really liked this book. "

" As a military history lover, I thought this was a great read. A very tiny bity liberal but factual and interesting. I'm a big fan of General Petraeus. Let's you into the day-to-day operations of a military leader in the middle of a war. "

" Should be entitled In the company of colonels and generals... Terrible book. What a waste. I wanted to read about soldiers' accounts of the war they fought for the US and got this instead. Bummer. "

" An intersting account from a Pulitzer prize-winning author embedded with the 101st during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. "

" An insider's perspective on the decision-making of commanders in the 101st Airborne Division during the Iraq war. There's a lot of military jargon, but this is much more about the personalities of the leaders of men, primarily General Petraeus, and those that served with him and for him. "

" Eh, it was okay. I mean, it was sort of interesting, but nothing about the book really grabbed me. "

" Great book on the invasion of Iraq. It plays more from the perspective of the Generals (specifically General Petreus) than regular soldiers, but it provides great insight into what they were thinking as the invasion happened. "

" Good audio book, though abridged....why? Interesting view of the war from a journalist's eyes. good portrayal of petreus. "

" outstanding. learned a lot about the mindset of generals fighting a modern "Rumsfeld" war. "

" As a military history lover, I thought this was a great read. A very tiny bity liberal but factual and interesting. I'm a big fan of General Petraeus. Let's you into the day-to-day operations of a military leader in the middle of a war. "

" Behind the scenes account of the US invasion of Iraq. Atkinson was an embed with the 101st Airborne. Fascinating view of an army at work. "

" Nice overview of the start of the Iraq war from the perspective of the 101st Airborne division and General David Petraeus..... "

" Well written, insightful and approachable. A compelling overview of the strategy of the first phase of this Iraq war and the initial approach to Baghdad - same timeframe as Generation Kill, but with a focus on the thought process and challenges of General Petraeus. "

" I think Rick Atkinson is the best historical journalist of our time and in 2003 he was embedded with the 101st Airborne, walking the same point in history as the soldiers themselves and he does his ever-perfect job of describing it as a chronicler. "

" This was a good book for the subject matter, however, this is not my genre so I stopped reading it with about 100 pages to go. I'm glad I read what I read, but just wanted to move on to other books. "