Subtitled, "One Platoon's Descent Into Madness In Iraq's Triangle Of Death". A defining book about the Iraq War, which reads like a thriller. A platoon of young soldiers from a US regiment known as 'the Black Heart Brigade' begin a year-long deployment just south of Baghdad, and get caught up in the counter-insurgency. As many of them are killed, the remainder descend into poor discipline, substance abuse and brutality. Received rave reviews in the US.