The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest

The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War

*Includes pictures
*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents

â€œI am scared to death that they [the war hawks in Washington] are going to convince the president that they can do this overthrow of Saddam on the cheap, and weâ€™ll find ourselves in the middle of a swamp because we didnâ€™t plan to do it the right way.â€ - Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State

"Some of the heaviest urban combat U.S. Marines have been involved in since the Battle of Huáº¿ City in Vietnam in 1968." â€“ The U.S. militaryâ€™s description of the battle

The city of Fallujah is located in Iraqâ€™s western Anbar Province, approximately 65 kilometers west of Baghdad, the countryâ€™s capital. Its history, along with the history of Iraq (whose modern borders are part of what was once known as Mesopotamia), goes back thousands of years, and the countryâ€™s modern history played a strong role in shaping the fighting in and around Fallujah in 2004.

Moreover, as the name of the battle implies, no description of the fighting for Fallujah is as straightforward as it may sound. In fact, there have been multiple battles for Fallujah over a span of many years, including Operation Vigilant Resolve in April 2004 (also referred to as the â€œFirst Battle of Fallujahâ€), Operation Al Fajr and Operation Phantom Fury (the Second Battle of Fallujah, which commenced in November of the same year), the February 2014 capture of the city by the then-Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, which later changed its name to Islamic State), and the 2016 Iraqi-led offensive to clear ISIS from the city.

The most famous of these was certainly the Second Battle, but no history about the fighting can focus solely on the events from November to December 2004, which covered the beginning and conclusion of the operations. In order to understand the offensive, it is important to understand the conditions that soldiers in combat faced, as well as the events and perceptions that helped create these conditions, including the attitudes of local residents in Fallujah, the events that contributed to the First Battle of Fallujah, the lead-up to the second battle, the ramifications for the rest of the country, and the creation of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Given the fact that fighting across Iraq is still ongoing over a decade later, itâ€™s safe to characterize the Second Battle of Fallujah had and continues to have a major influence over the evolution of the Iraq War.

The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War looks at the battle widely considered to be the heaviest fighting of the conflict. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the battle like never before.

Country	USA
Author	Charles River Editors
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Charles River Editors
Manufacturer	Charles River Editors
NumberOfPages	70
PublicationDate	2016-09-16
Publisher	Charles River Editors
ReleaseDate	2016-09-16
Studio	Charles River Editors

The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War

You might also like...