Robert Guttersohn : Writing

Waiting

Waiting

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Nazir, an Iraqi Christian engineer, refuses to believe the rumors of an American invasion.
Love Like a Joyous Circus

Love Like a Joyous Circus

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Baylor reminisced to a time when he was happy, a girl he loved that was taken from him. Here he is introduced to the patriarchal system of the militar..
Graduation

Graduation

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Joey and his fellow trainees graduate from Infantry School
The Platoon Sergeant, the Father

The Platoon Sergeant, the Father

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Readers are introduced to SFC Troy, the platoon sergeant of second platoon.
A Life Left Behind

A Life Left Behind

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Joey returns to his mother after graduating Airborne School. This is also the last chapter in the first part of my book and the last chapter before th..
War begins

War begins

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Here, the American-led invasion begins from the viewpoint of my character Nazir, the engineer working at an oil refinery in Baghdad.
As Samawah

As Samawah

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


With an embedded journalist as the narrator, readers are brought into the battle over the Highway 8 bridge crossing the Euphrates River in As Samawah
Mass Graves

Mass Graves

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


Paratroopers are introduced to the cruelty of the Hussein regime. This leads one of them to contemplate life.
The Christian and the Muslim

The Christian and the Muslim

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


The last time we saw the two men, they were left guarding the oil refinery in Baghdad.
Death, Chaos and Norah Jones

Death, Chaos and Norah Jones

A Chapter by Robert Guttersohn


This chapter, one of the hardest to write, examines the difficulty of a counter insurgency. We also follow the life and death of RTO Clark, who dies d..