false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178284150m/779575.jpg 206895 6 "This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."&#8211;Senator John McCain<br><br>Fallujah: Iraq&#8217;s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead.<br><br>The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.<br><br>The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah &#8220;as soft as fog.&#8221; But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city&#8211;against the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusion&#8211;only to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.<br><br>Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every level&#8211;senior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front lines&#8211;<b><i>No True Glory</i></b> is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complex&#8211;and often costly&#8211;interconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 200245 2004 No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah total:86|5:30|4:30|3:20|2:6|1:0| 86 342 145 22 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 14:19:08 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 14:27:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:02:07 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:03:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 10 11:07:17 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 11:09:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 10:02:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 08:38:39 -0700 2009
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A detailed and in-depth account of the Marine's experiences in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. I loved the matter of fact style and the Marine's eye view that West uses to tell his story. Part personal n...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:21:39 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:49:35 -0700 2008 "After four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city–against the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusion–only to be or...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 29 02:58:46 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 03:09:17 -0700 2007 Bing West gives a glimpse into Anbar province, Iraq as it was in 2003-2005, during 20 months of attempts to stop, or even slow, the violence in that region. The author served as a Marine in Vietnam and was Assistant Secretary if Defense in the Reagan years. He interviewed numerous soldiers and Mari...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 09:38:32 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:07:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 16 18:18:32 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 01:39:20 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 20:52:45 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 20:55:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 06:13:03 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 13:19:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:44:12 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:22:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 06:21:15 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 06:22:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 19 11:25:30 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 11:26:17 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 24 14:54:23 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 14:55:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 19:23:13 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 19:23:55 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:11:58 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:15:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 21:42:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 18:48:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 25 12:46:31 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:46:31 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 13 09:14:49 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 09:16:05 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=779575