The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family

Martha Raddatz

Mar 2007 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

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

Ratings and reviews

A Must Read Book! This book is a wonderful example of what all the men and women on duty have to endure so that we could live peacefully back home. It a must read for all those has a loved one in the military. Even those people who doesn't have any known person in the military, even they should also read this. And,it also have been mesmerizingly portrait by the author. It was a joy reading this book!

This book is a wonderful read. My husband is\was friends with these amazing men in this book and knowing the stories, this book should be read by anyone wanting to know what their spouses went through and can't share out loud with you. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

This is a very detail book on what happen. I was there at the camp, heard everything going on in city. Seen everything coming in from city. I thank Raddatz got telling the story of my fellow brothers in arms who went through it and does who didn't make it. THANKS!!

About the author

Martha Raddatz is the Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for ABC News and the co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. She has covered national security, foreign policy and politics for decades—reporting from the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, and conflict zones around the world.