"Although I left the fight in Iraq, the fight had not left me."

Colonel Burl Randolph, Jr., felt that way after each combat deployment to Iraq. In The Iraq I Knew: From Saddam Hussein to Weapons of Mass Destruction to Al Qaeda in Iraq, the series chronicles Colonel Randolph's adventures on each deployment.

In Book I: Into the Storm, Randolph recounts his experiences as a new US Army Field Artillery Captain from the alert and deployment to Desert Shield and then learns how to live in the harsh deserts of Saudi Arabia.

As the months ticked by in Saudi Arabia and in between SCUD alerts, eventually, all diplomatic solutions failed. Then, Randolph described the transition to Desert Storm combat operations while serving in the 1st Cavalry Division and the dangerous but vital missions they were assigned to help liberate Kuwait.

In The Iraq I Knew, Book I: Into the Storm, you will learn:

The enormity of how the unit deployed to Saudi Arabia 60 days after alerted.Waiting months for a diplomatic solution and how it impacted Soldier morale.Surviving in a barren desert required using "burn barrels" and pee tubes.Later, we discovered the toxic dangers of "burn barrels."Describing the risks of daily living and the transition to combat operations.Explaining how the rigors of deployment, war, and redeployment affected Soldiers' lives, sometimes for years to come.

BUY, READ, AND USE THIS BOOK TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OUR MILITARY'S COMMITMENT AND REASONS FOR APPRECIATING OUR VETERANS.