Lt. Colonel Walter E. Piatt's book PAKTIKA (The story of the 2n Battalion 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds" in Paktika, Afghanistan gives insight into the thoughts and emotions of this army officer on active duty.

The format is mostly poetry with each section introduced in prose. These parts--Deployment, Real War, Real Soldiers, Freedom, Next of Kin, Family, Insurgency, Rest and Relaxation, and Leaving Afghanistan--all give inspiration for poems related to each subject.