Among warriors in Iraq : true grit, special ops and raiding in Mosul and Fallujah
Mike Tucker
Bok · Engelsk · 2005
| Utgitt | Guilford, CT : The Lyons Press , 2005
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| Omfang | xxi, 234 s. : fotografier
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| Opplysninger | Contents: Prologue: these brave men -- Mosul -- Kentucky rifle, guerrilla fighter, Havana tiger, Einstein of special ops, and hero of the Kurds: with the 101st in northern Iraq -- Scout Platoon HHC company, 3rd Battalion-502nd Infantry Regiment; 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd-502nd; 101st Airborne Division (air assault) -- September 27 to November 9, 2003 -- Fallujah -- Boss sniper, Jedi knight, Scout of the far Afghan hills, Shaft, Lieutenant Chesty, and Braveheart: with the 82nd and 10th mountain in western Iraq -- Task Force 1 Panther, 1st Battalion-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division; Attack Company, 1st Battalion-32nd Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry); 1st Infantry Division. U.S. Army special forces -- November 13, 2003 to February 6, 2004 -- Epilogue: a hawk flies high and never alone -- Bibliography.. - Eight months after George W. Bush proclaimed major combat in Iraq over in 2003, author Mike Tucker found himself right in the thick of it--dirty, profane, violent, lethal, and daily major combat--with some of America’s most highly trained and accomplished soldiers. Among Warriors in Iraq is a street-level view of the struggles of maintaining control in the anarchy that pervaded Iraq after Coalition forces declared victory. Tucker journeyed--and fought--with Special Forces groups in both Mosul and Fallujah, cities unconvinced the war was over, and willing to do anything to ensure that the struggle would continue. Here is his frank and adrenaline-soaked account, seen through the resilient eyes of the soldiers willing to pay the ultimate price for victory. A street-level view of the hell of combat in Mosul and Fallujah Eight months after George W. Bush proclaimed major combat in Iraq over in 2003, author Mike Tucker found himself right in the thick of it - dirty, profane, violent, lethal, and daily major combat - with some of America's most highly trained and accomplished soldiers. Among Warriors in Iraq is a street-level view of the struggles of maintaining control in the anarchy that pervaded Iraq after Coalition forces declared victory. Tucker journeyed with Special Forces groups in both Mosul and Fallujah, cities un-convinced the war was over and willing to do anything to ensure that the struggle would continue. Here is his frank and uncensored account, seen through the resilient eyes of the soldiers willing to pay the ultimate price for victory. Mike Tucker is a Marine infantry veteran with a Special Operations background, and an author. He broke Burmese Army lines in 2002 with Karen guerrillas, and has investigated war crimes in Burma and northern Iraq. In 2003, he journeyed throughout Iraqi Kurdistan, interviewing Kurds from all walks of life. Later, he joined U.S. Army snipers, scouts, light infantry, paratroopers, and Special Forces commandos for nineteen weeks on raids and patrols in northern and western Iraq. He remained in Iraq for fourteen months.
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| ISBN | 1592287328
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