From Baghdad, With Love

A Dog, A Marine, and the Love That Saved Them , Updated Edition

Jay Kopelman; Melinda Roth and Tom McCarthy

An ultimately uplifting lesson on life and love that only a special bond can bring.

What happens when the indelible bond between a man and a dog formed in the harshest of conditions is put the test?

Moving and uplifting, here is the long-awaited updated edition of The New York Times best-selling From Baghdad with Love.

Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman went to extraordinary lengths to bring back to America the puppy his combat-hardened Marines rescued in war-torn Fallujah—called the “most dangerous city on Earth.” That tense journey back to peacetime America was the easy part, they would learn. By the time they returned home, Lava and Lt. Col. Kopelman were kindred spirits, bound by the chaos they had shared in Iraq.

From hardened soldiers to wartime journalists to endangered Iraqi citizens, From Baghdad, With Love told the unforgettable true story of an unlikely band of heroes who learn unexpected lessons about life, death, and war from a mangy little flea-ridden refugee. Lt. Col. Kopelman won the hearts of readers everywhere with his moving story of adopting Lava.

This revised and updated edition takes readers back to America and new challenges both Lt. Col. Kopelman and Lava faced—what millions of veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan faced: Trying to live normal lives after chaotic life-and-death combat tours. As they settled back into life far from Iraq and war, he and Lava learned that while they both faced daily challenges, they had each other, and that bond proved to be all they needed. The transition was not easy but with each other’s love they would survive.

Theirs was a passage ripe with answers and inspiration for anyone.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 264 • Trim: 5½ x 8¾

978-1-4930-4206-7 • Paperback • August 2019 • $19.95 • (£14.95)

978-1-4930-4207-4 • eBook • August 2019 • $19.00 • (£14.95)

Subjects: Pets / Dogs / General

From Baghdad, With Love

A Dog, A Marine, and the Love That Saved Them , Updated Edition

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Summary

An ultimately uplifting lesson on life and love that only a special bond can bring.

What happens when the indelible bond between a man and a dog formed in the harshest of conditions is put the test?

Moving and uplifting, here is the long-awaited updated edition of The New York Times best-selling From Baghdad with Love.

Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman went to extraordinary lengths to bring back to America the puppy his combat-hardened Marines rescued in war-torn Fallujah—called the “most dangerous city on Earth.” That tense journey back to peacetime America was the easy part, they would learn. By the time they returned home, Lava and Lt. Col. Kopelman were kindred spirits, bound by the chaos they had shared in Iraq.

From hardened soldiers to wartime journalists to endangered Iraqi citizens, From Baghdad, With Love told the unforgettable true story of an unlikely band of heroes who learn unexpected lessons about life, death, and war from a mangy little flea-ridden refugee. Lt. Col. Kopelman won the hearts of readers everywhere with his moving story of adopting Lava.

This revised and updated edition takes readers back to America and new challenges both Lt. Col. Kopelman and Lava faced—what millions of veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan faced: Trying to live normal lives after chaotic life-and-death combat tours. As they settled back into life far from Iraq and war, he and Lava learned that while they both faced daily challenges, they had each other, and that bond proved to be all they needed. The transition was not easy but with each other’s love they would survive.

Theirs was a passage ripe with answers and inspiration for anyone.

Details

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 264 • Trim: 5½ x 8¾

978-1-4930-4206-7 • Paperback • August 2019 • $19.95 • (£14.95)

978-1-4930-4207-4 • eBook • August 2019 • $19.00 • (£14.95)

Subjects: Pets / Dogs / General

Author

Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman (USMC, Ret.) is author of The New York Times best-selling From Baghdadwith Love. Today he is an executive and frequent motivational speaker who in his free time enjoys cycling and surfing in Southern California.

Reviews

Critical acclaim for From Baghdad with Love:

"A story that is both tender and thought-provoking—candidly portraying the ugly conditions in wartime Iraq, while also describing Kopelman's (and his fellow Marines') growing attachment to a scruffy stray puppy." —Amazon.com Review

"Heartwarming." —USA Today

"Not just a seasonal heart-warmer. It is a provocative examination of an issue that resonates deeply." in the wake of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: Do 'softer' values, such as mercy for the weak, sabotage military morale or strengthen it?" —Washington Post

"A tale of radiant joy ... that eschews sentimentality. ... The story of Lava's journey out of Iraq is exciting, but it's to Kopelman and Roth's credit that it's not nearly as harrowing as the story of what the dog left behind." —Publishers Weekly

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