Ghosts of War

The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI

By: Ryan Smithson

Narrated by: Ryan Smithson

In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, follow one GI’s tour of duty as Ryan Smithson brings readers inside a world that few understand.

This is no ordinary teenager’s 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 story—and the stories of thousands of other soldiers—is nothing like what you see on CNN or read about in the New York Times. This unforgettable story about combat, friendship, fear, and a soldier’s commitment to his country peels back the curtain on the realities of war in a story all Americans should read.

A learning experience

This book was given to me during summer and I understand war in a new way

great

great
amazing
loved it
make more of this and I hope you will continue to make more.

Great book.

I didn't even know there were two sides to this war before I read this book.

Interesting but dry

Was an interesting point of view but the performance was very monotone. My son lived it.