Black hearts one platoon's descent into madness in Iraq's triangle of death by Frederick, Jim

Table of Contents: “…Prelude : March 12, 2006 -- "We've got to get south Baghdad under control" -- The Kunk gun -- "This is now the most dangerous place in Iraq" -- Relief in place, transfer of authority -- 1st Platoon at the JS Bridge -- Contact -- Route Sportster and Bradley Bridge -- Communication breakdowns -- The mean squad -- "Soldiers are not stupid" -- Nelson and Casica -- "It is fucking pointless" -- Britt and Lopez -- Leadership shake-up -- Gallagher -- February 1 -- Fenlason arrives -- Back to the TCPs -- The Mayor of Mullah Fayyad -- The Janabis -- Twenty-one days -- "We had turned a corner" -- The Alamo -- Dilemma and discovery -- "Remember that murder of that Iraqi family" -- The fight goes on -- "This was life and death stuff" -- Epilogue : The Triangle of Death today and trials at home…”