THE ENDGAME The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama

From the authors of COBRA II, an authoritative history of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, comes a work that details the American experience in that country from 2003-2012. It's an exhaustive account that weds the best investigative journalism with military history. Narrator Rob Shapiro reminds one of the military establishment that fought the war. He does his job well, reading in a clear, deep voice with solid pacing. He sticks to the topic at hand, approaching the book as information that needs to be disseminated and marching inexorably towards his stated goal, which is to move this massive narrative along despite its obvious obstacles, such as monotony and heft. Both Shapiro and the book itself are best heard in shifts so that the listener can absorb the lessons of one of our most contentious armed engagements. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2013]