COMBAT JOURNAL, Operation Iraqi Freedom

Part 1

By: John J. McBrearty

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Written by a retired Lt. Colonel with over 32 years of military experience and recognized for excellence by President Barack Obama.

From the author of COMBAT ESSAYS, AMERICAN HISTORY, a Veterans Perspective, and CHILDREN'S GOLF.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to fight in a war? This is the book that will put you there. Lt.. Colonel McBrearty explicitly chronicles the day-to-day stress and pressures of a National Guard battalion mobilizing for Operation Iraqi Freedom. “Colonel Mack” will have you laughing on one page and crying three pages later in this uniquely honest representation of what combat is really like. This book will forever change the way you look at our nation’s military.

Folks, this is not your typical blood-and-guts war story. COMBAT JOURNAL is a real story containing real emotions, tragedy, love, despair, hope, faith, and even death. You are about to go on a journey like you have never been before. You will observe Major Darby Hillcrest mobilize, train, and certify his Armor Battalion of citizen soldiers for combat duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Never has there been such a detailed account of the day-to-day experiences of a National Guard combat deployment.