"Saber's Edge is the story of a middle-aged Vermont firefighter called upon to be a soldier in the worst place on earth - Ramadi, Iraq. In a few short weeks Thomas A. Middleton went from being a suburban dad to a combat medic traveling between platoons, filling in for other medics and engaging in some of the fiercest and most crucial fighting of the war."--Back cover.

Includes index.

1.Mobilization -- 2. Into the Fiery Sands of War -- 3. The Autumn of Innocence -- 4. Taking the Fight to the Enemy -- 5. Life by the Sword -- 6. The Streets of Tameem -- 7. Faith and the Just War -- 8. Haji Gets Blown Up -- 9. Midnight Raid on Al Qaeda -- 10. The Glass Factory Disaster -- 11. Target: Irhabee -- 12. Shootout in Tameem -- 13. Charlie Company and the Jundii Raid -- 14. The 5K Mosque Bandits -- 15. The Battle of OP 2 -- 16. Real Stories from the Highway Patrol -- 17. B Troop on Patrol -- 18. My Last Battle -- 19. Going Home.