About the Author

Mark A. Viney is the director of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A fourth-generation Army officer, he was commissioned from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in military operations in Saudi Arabia (1994), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996), Afghanistan (2002), and Iraq (2004-05).

Reviews

"captivating and informative...a well-researched, balanced account of one of the first combat units to enter Bosnia in early 1996. Viney's style is candid, straightforward, and easygoing. He recounts the battalion's story clearly, logically, and without fuss...enjoyable, informative, and captivating"--Military Review.