U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond
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The leader of the Chinese communist revolution, Mao Zedong, was once asked by a journalist what he thought was the lasting impact of the French Revolution. He allegedly responded that he did not know... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1499528205
ISBN13:9781499528206
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:206 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"
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The First Official (Well Semi-Official) History
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The military services produce 'official histories' of their combat actions. This is the first (but almost certainly not the last) of the official histories of the recent war with Iraq. It is written by the marine officer in charge of the marine history unit in Iraq. It combines his own observations with those of his team and with the official reports produced by each of the major marine units in the field. This book provides the first comprehensive story of the marines in Iraq. It begins with the run-up to war in 2002 and continues through 2003 as the commanders analyze the lessons learned in this war and the departure of the last Marine in the fall 0f 2003. There is only a hint that the Marines would be returning in 2004. These will be other, bigger, more complete official histories that come out of this war. This book is the first, and probably will form the framework that will be used by the later historians. This book is also written with a view to its being read by the general public. It is a lot more interesting reading than the true official history will be.
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