Description
A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah during the Iraq War and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes
Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand urban combat since World War II. In the city's bloody streets, they came face-to-face with the enemy-radical insurgents high on adrenaline, fighting to a martyr's death, and suicide bombers approaching from every corner. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted.
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 10/30/2007
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.92w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780306815737
ISBN10: 0306815737
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Iraq War (2003-2011)
- History | Military | United States
- History | Middle East | Iraq
Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand urban combat since World War II. In the city's bloody streets, they came face-to-face with the enemy-radical insurgents high on adrenaline, fighting to a martyr's death, and suicide bombers approaching from every corner. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted.
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 10/30/2007
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.92w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780306815737
ISBN10: 0306815737
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Iraq War (2003-2011)
- History | Military | United States
- History | Middle East | Iraq
About the Author
Bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell is a combat historian who has written nine books, including the William E. Colby Award winner Beyond Valor, Dog Company, and We Were One (selected for the Marine Commandant's Professional Reading List). The author is the recipient of numerous awards include the prestigious OSS Society's John Waller Award. Visit him at patrickkodonnell.com and Facebook.com/patrickkodonnell.