"Paul Rieckhoff's powerful book is an unabashed, succinct and fascinating mix of shocking detail and humorous commentary. 'Must' reading for those who care about the truth, Chasing Ghosts tells an engrossing and wise tale of well-meaning soldiers trapped in the wasteland of war."
- Senator Bob Kerrey,
President, The New School.
Medal of Honor recipient, Navy SEAL,
Author: When I Was a Young Man: A Memoir

"Powerful, heartfelt, and real. Anyone who cares about Iraq and the U.S. military -- that is to say anybody who cares about this country and where it's headed -- should read this book."
- Janet Reitman,
Rolling Stone,
Contributing Editor

"Here's the story of a vet who's come home from combat in Iraq, still fiercely pro-American and pro-military, but justifiably furious at the Bush administration for sending Americans off to war without a viable plan for success. Rieckhoff takes you to the stomach-churning streets, day-by-day, rifles and teenaged soldiers in hand, nothing left to the imagination save the full fear. We had better heed Rieckhoff's brutally honest, strong, and unimpeachable scream."
- Leslie H. Gelb,
former foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times
and president emeritus of The Council on Foreign Relations

"A clear-eyed, hard-headed, soft-hearted, and functioning-kidneyed account of our nightmare in Iraq. Anyone who would question Paul Rieckhoff's unquestioned authority on the war and its cost is dangerously dangerous."
- Al Franken,
Best-selling author, comedian,
host The Al Franken Show,
frequent USO tour host

"You know where he should do his book tour? Fallujah! I bet they'd love it over there!"
-Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

"Paul Rieckhoff is a citizen in the classical sense. Like Cincinnatus, he went to war when his nation called, but his service didn't end when he came home. Paul poured his hard-won wisdom into changing the public dialogue about Iraq, and it's working. He's a patriot, a warrior, an organizer, and a leader. Paul's an inspiration, and you cannot put his book down without realizing that guys like him are changing Iraq, and America too."
- Nathaniel Fick,
author of
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

"Chasing Ghosts is like a first-hand report from your coolest friend, providing that your coolest friend had shipped off to an unpopular war. Rieckhoff totally nails the absurdities of American soldiers confronting mortality in aid of a failing mission. Anyone trying to figure out how the Iraq war went into the ditch needs to study Rieckhoff's Chasing Ghosts."
- Bobby Muller,
Chairman of the Board for
the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation