No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."â‚¬â€œSenator John McCain

Fallujah: Iraqâ‚¬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.

The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.

The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah â‚¬Å“as soft as fog.â‚¬Â But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the cityâ‚¬â€œagainst the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusionâ‚¬â€œonly 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.

Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every levelâ‚¬â€œsenior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front linesâ‚¬â€œNo True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complexâ‚¬â€œand often costlyâ‚¬â€œinterconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553383195
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-09-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553383195

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780553383195
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-09-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553383195

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

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