iraq war, 2003-

"Time" magazine correspondent Michael Weisskopf describes his experiences in the amputee ward of Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., after losing a hand to a grenade in Iraq, and chronicles the physical, emotional, and psychological recoveries of three soldiers he met there.

Examines the reasons why President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to invade Iraq in 2003.

The author describes what it meant to her to be a woman soldier serving her country in a war zone, and shares the danger and death around her, interaction with the local people, and criticism against the inefficiencies and errors of the military.

Describes U.S. military activity in Iraq in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Towers, and discusses the fall of Saddam Hussein, dealing with Sunni insurgents, searching for weapons and other Iraqi leaders, and more.

Thirteen-year-old Rachel Browning understands that her father will be different after being injured in the Iraq War, but no one is prepared for the impact that his traumatic brain injury and other wounds have on the entire family.

Features a collection of articles that reveal the factors that led the United States to declare war on Iraq and chronicle the progression of this conflict. Includes full-color photographs and a glossary.

As bombs and missiles fall on Baghdad in 2003, a young boy uses the art of calligraphy to distance himself from the horror of war.

Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him.

While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.

Discusses the causes of the 2003 Iraq war, explaining the origins of Iraq, the reasons for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent U.N. efforts to disarm Iraq, and the U.S. desire to remove Saddam Hussein from power.