Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


The warriors of Anbar : the Marines who crushed Al Qaeda : the greatest untold story of the Iraq War Cover Image Book

The warriors of Anbar : the Marines who crushed Al Qaeda : the greatest untold story of the Iraq War / Ed Darack ; foreword by Colonel James E. Donnellan, USMC (Ret.).

Marines who crushed Al Qaeda (portion title)
Greatest untold story of the Iraq War (portion title)
Darack, Ed, (author.). Donnellan, James E., (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

A riveting account of how a battalion of Marines faced off against the most brutal of Al Qaeda at its most desperate and vicious moment--and how the Marines decisively crushed the terrorists.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0306922657
  • ISBN: 9780306922657
  • Physical Description: x, 246 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Da Capo, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword by Colonel James E. Donnellan, USMC (Ret.) -- Introduction: the toughest, most brutal fight -- Prologue: Against an army of phantoms on a battlefield of shadows -- Swirling winds -- Toward the battle handover -- The exploding storm -- Over before it even really began? -- Brothers of the fight -- The everyday fight -- AO on fire -- Fly like a winged bat monkey from hell -- "Drill"ing snipers with a shotgun -- Whiskey's opening fight -- Mirrors of trust and deceit -- COIN and the jump command post -- Glimmers and darkness -- The intimacy of it all -- A haven of scum and villainy -- A breeze of change -- Nature of the fight -- Life, death -- River City -- Dynamic AO -- To the breaking point -- Shifting winds of perseverance and strength -- Christmas -- At war with a spreadsheet and a map -- Flare-ups of tragedy amid a dying firestorm -- COIN culmination and a caravan -- Colors and crying -- Epilogue: legacy.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
United States. Marine Corps > History > Iraq War, 2003-
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns > Iraq > Anbār (Province)
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Counterinsurgency > Iraq > Anbār (Province)
Genre:
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sneads Ferry Branch Library 956.7044 DAR (Text) 36015000809091 Adult Nonfiction Available -