The warriors of Anbar : the marines who crushed Al Qaeda - the greatest untold story of the Iraq War
Darack, Ed2019
Books
When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) arrived in the little-known 'Haditha Triad' region of Western Iraq's Al Anbar Province in September of 2006, the region exploded in a storm of terrorist violence. The most battle-hardened of Al Qaeda had fled to the Triad, and, taking their last, desperate gasps for survival after years of bloody war, lashed out at the battalion with everything they could muster. The Marines sent into this firestorm of violence immediately lunged into a complex, double-edged mission: crush Al Qaeda and help the locals rebuild their terrorist-smashed lives and homes. After months of battle - and the loss of 23 of their ranks - the warriors of 2/3 stood tall in victory.
Main title:
The warriors of Anbar : the marines who crushed Al Qaeda - the greatest untold story of the Iraq War / Ed Darack ; foreword by Colonel James E. Donnellan, USMC (RET.).
Author:
Darack, Ed, author
Imprint:
New York, NY : Da Capo, 2019.
Collation:
x, 246 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780306922657 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
956.70443
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1152461