The Devil's Sandbox : With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq

Offering the story of the 2nd Battalion of Oregon's 162nd Infantry Regiment (2/162) in Iraq, this book gives readers an intimate look at the reality of National Guardsmen at war.

Follow the 2/162 from their call-up in the summer of 2003 to their return home in the spring of 2005.

The "Devil's Sandbox" immerses readers in some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq War and in some of the most rewarding and forward-looking civil affairs projects aimed at rebuilding this broken nation.

It offers rare insight into what this war means for the citizen-soldier at home and abroad.