Breathing the Fire

"With self-deprecating wit, Dozier recounts her determination to recover, never straying into self-pity. Her wounds gave her an insider's perspective on one of the top military stories on the homefront: inattention to veterans' medical and psychological care. As a television celebrity, however, she faced the opposite problem: a crush of attention from other reporters. "I was a single representative showing [the public] in a horribly fresh way something they'd long been numb to."" --The Washington Post

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"Breathing the Fire is a harrowing tale of courage, survival, determination, fellowship and the high price of covering a war. Kim Dozier is a master storyteller and one tough journalist. Her family is lucky to have her back - and America is lucky to have her on the front lines of reporting." - TOM BROKAW

"Kimberly Dozier has mastered the great art of storytelling in her brilliant book about how she survived an I.E.D. attack in Iraq. She writes of her ordeal without self-pity, dissecting and reliving the trials of Job: broken bones, burns, infections, unbearable pain and occasional medical advice that made things worse. What she did to survive is remarkable; her account of it is raw and riveting. You can't put it down." - LESLEY STAHL, 60 Minutes

"Dozier's book is a searing, honest look at how one horrible bomb can change so many lives forever. It was hard for me to get through the chapters without having to set it down. Her words put me right back on our own family's journey to heal after Bob's IED injury in Iraq. This is a must-read for not only those who have had a loved one in the war, but for any family who has had to fight through the arduous journey to recover themselves after a life changing event." - LEE WOODRUFF, author In an Instant, the memoir of ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff's injury in Iraq

"Kimberly Dozier's story, from her injury in Iraq on Memorial Day 2006 to her long recovery, is an important reminder of the tremendous sacrifices that our men and women overseas have made and are still making. By writing about her experiences on the battlefield and in recovery alongside our wounded warriors, she provides an inspiring voice for those both in and out of uniform who face the same challenges of injury, recovery, and loss. It is a compelling read." - GEORGE W. CASEY, Jr., U.S. Army, U.S. Army, former commander of multinational forces in Iraq

"The bomb blast that Kimberly Dozier survived in 2006 took her out of Iraq but she never stopped being a war correspondent. Here is a rare, personal view-with all the attention to detail a great reporter brings to bear-into an experience shared by thousands of wounded Iraq veterans." - DAN RATHER, HD Net

Writing in a crisp, clear, broad­cast-news style, Dozier's account of the Memorial Day, 2006, incident is both personal and visceral, describ­ing her excruciating brain and burn injuries as well as the pain surround­ing the deaths of her two CBS co-workers, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs captain, and his Iraqi translator...In the last third of her book, Dozier paints a vivid picture of what it is actually like to be a war corre­spondent. Her description of running military checkpoints and dodging Iraqi troops in the initial race to Baghdad crackles with energy and virtually leaps from the page." --CAROL A. SAYNISCH, M.A. Military Review