Fighting for Fallujah : A New Dawn for Iraq
Editorial Reviews
Review
“[A]n intense and vivid chronicle of a turning point in the counterinsurgency fight....Employing a framework of reportorial realism based upon eyewitness accounts, interviews with military leaders and recently declassified records and documents, the somewhat scholarly narrative and its 22 pages of informative footnotes in no way interfere with placing the reader shoulder to shoulder with Marines, soldiers and Iraqi troops as they fought house to house through more than 20,000 structures over three weeks to clear out enemy forces....[a] powerful but balanced analysis of the significant actions, innovative strategies and techniques, and varying requirements for engagements in an urban sea of one- and two-story houses....Today, Fallujah remains one of the safest cities in Iraq. In describing how that came to be, Ballard's first-rate Fighting for Fallujah is as inspiring as the men and women who served during that fight.”–
“This compilation of first-person accounts, interviews, and official documents tells of the hard-fought battle for the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in November 2004....Having commanded the Marine Corps' 4th Civil Affairs Group during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Al Fajr, John Ballard's credentials are solid. His extensive research and well-written work will be of great value to serious students, both military and civilian.”–
Book Description
The vicious urban battle for the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in November 2004 was a turning point in the ongoing counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq. It demonstrated the resolve of the Iraqi government to fight terrorists domestically, using both multinational and Iraqi forces, and its results included a returning population willing to vote in national elections held in January 2005. Ballard tells the story of the Fallujah campaign, beginning with the horrific deaths of the American Blackwater contractors in March 2004, and continuing through the battle, the painstaking reconstruction of the city, and the precedent-setting elections that followed. Based on first-person accounts, interviews, and official documents, this book gives readers rare insight into the significant actions and innovative techniques of the year-long fight for the city.
Fighting for Fallujah : A New Dawn for Iraq
Fighting for Fallujah: A New Dawn for Iraq,John R. Ballard,Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth,0275990559,Campaigns,Fallćujah,History,History - Military / War,Iraq,Iraq War, 2003-,Military,Military - Iraq War,Military - United States,History / Military / United States
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