The Good Soldiers is a non-fiction book about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq written by David Finkel, chronicling the deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1s
The Good Soldiers first edition cover.
The 16th Infantry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army and has traditionally been a part of the 1st Infantry Division.
The Good Soldiers
…Good Soldiers (2009) is a non-fiction book about the 2007 troop surge in Iraq written by David Finkel, chronicling the deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "Rangers", under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich. The story follows…
Officers of the 16th Infantry with French interpreters and instructor, Summer 1917.
At Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 1944 According to the French historian, Georges Bernage, Omaha Beach 6 June 1944, this photo was from war correspondent Richard Taylor, and taken at about 0720. They GIs are awaiting evacuation under the cliffs at Fox Red Beach on the far left flank. They are members of the 3rd Battalion 16th RCT, 1st Infantry Division [likely GIs of Company L].
A 1st Infantry Division half-track plows its way through a muddy road in the Hürtgen Forest. 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. 15 Feb 1945.
Men of Company "C", 16th Infantry draw sniper fire while on a search and destroy mission, 4 October 1965