"Part journalist's investigation and part righteous polemic, Griffith ably adds another piece to the growing puzzle of the Forever War: the gripping story of how a few dozen Maine National Guard soldiers, armed with little more than grace and courage, survived the most absurd job in Iraq." —Brian Castner, author of All the Ways We Kill and Die

"What was it like to fight in Iraq? Packed for the Wrong Trip puts you right in the middle of a very personal war inside the barbed wire at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison camp. Combat correspondent W. Zach Griffith’s darkly brilliant book will make you laugh, make you cry, and most of all, make you ask why. If you wonder what we did to our enemies—and to ourselves—in Iraq, read this book." —Daniel P. Bolger, lieutenant general, US Army, retired, author of Why We Lost: A General’s Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

“[An] exceptional true story . . . revealing how soldiers adapt, persevere and overcome obstacles with sound, innovative and determined leadership.”—CentralMaine.com/Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

"Griffith's writing is energetic and conversational. . . . [He] ably describes the delicate relationship between the Iraqi prisoners and their overworked captors. . . . A tough and vivid account of war and redemption." —Kirkus Reviews

"Using one of the darkest incidents in recent American military history, Griffith . . . recasts the atrocity of torture and torment at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib as a moment of redemption. . . . Offers a new perspective on what happened at Abu Ghraib in the wake of the torture scandal." —Publishers Weekly