title: Black Knights, Dark Days: The True Story of Sadr City's Black Sunday
author:  J. Matthew Fisk 
description: "A gripping, astonishing insider's account of the April 4, 2004, ambush of a First Cavalry Platoon in Sadr City that changed the course of the Iraq War. With great candor and skill, Matt Fisk interweaves the chaos and adrenaline of modern combat with the continuing battles with PTSD at home. An intense, vivid, deeply personal portrait of men at war that is up there with the very best books of the genre." -Mikko Alanne, screenwriter and producer, The Long Road Home, The 33 "Matt Fisk's Black Knights, Dark Days hits the reader square in the gut from the first line-"I've just killed a child, and I'm waiting for my conscience to tell me it's a bad thing"-and doesn't let up. It is a rare first-hand look at the 2004 Black Sunday ambush in Sadar City from a grunt with Shakespearian sensibilities. A beautifully told story of sacrifice and loss, devotion and redemption, this book should be required reading for veterans and civilians alike." -Erin Celello, Learning to Stay
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