About the Author

Karl Zinsmeister's newest book is" Dawn Over Baghdad: How the U.S. Military is Using Bullets and Ballots to Remake Iraq." He is editor-in-chief of "The American Enterprise," a national magazine of politics, business, and culture (TAEmag.com), and J. B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a major Washington, D.C. research institute. His work has appeared in publications such as "The American Enterprise, The Atlantic Monthly, Reader's Digest," the "Wall Street Journal," and even a Marvel comic book series of real-life soldiers' tales. A former assistant to U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Zinsmeister has been an advisor to research and policy groups, and has testified before Congressional committees and Presidential commissions many times. He appears often on television and radio programs. Zinsmeister lives with his wife and three children in rural upstate New York.

Reviews

Early Praise for "Boots on the Ground"

"Karl Zinsmeister's splendid report from within the maelstrom of combat demonstrates how the public can benefit when America's superb military is closely observed by a superb reporter."
--George F. Will, news columnist

"A fast-moving story of courage and competence, written by an observer who offers a far different picture from what was presented by our mainstream media. A moving tribute to what free soldiers united in a common cause can accomplish."
--Victor Davis Hanson, military historian

"The finest, most objective piece of war journalism I've read since Ernie Pyle in WWII. Tells the story after talking to all grades of soldiers. No one else took time to tell the full story."
--Burton Poole, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired

"The most powerfully real 'war experience' I will probably ever have. I applaud its insight, voluminous factual information, the personal stories collected from many soldiers, and especially the discoveries about the power of love in extreme life and death situations. Karl Zinsmeister has done an invaluable service to America in getting to the heart and soul of this war."
--Mary Lavato, a soldier's mother

Early Praise for "Boots on the Ground"
"Karl Zinsmeister's splendid report from within the maelstrom of combat demonstrates how the public can benefit when America's superb military is closely observed by a superb reporter."
--George F. Will, news columnist
"A fast-moving story of courage and competence, written by an observer who offers a far different picture from what was presented by our mainstream media. A moving tribute to what free soldiers united in a common cause can accomplish."
--Victor Davis Hanson, military historian
"The finest, most objective piece of war journalism I've read since Ernie Pyle in WWII. Tells the story after talking to all grades of soldiers. No one else took time to tell the full story."
--Burton Poole, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired
"The most powerfully real 'war experience' I will probably ever have. I applaud its insight, voluminous factual information, the personal stories collected from many soldiers, and especially the