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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437981194
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad: The 3rd Infantry Division written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dale Andrade
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ISBN 13 : 9781782663232
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad written by Dale Andrade and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With full color maps and illustrations. Center of Military History publication 59-2-1. Global War on Terrorism Series. This first in-depth study of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq during the troop surge examines the war in the Multi-National Division-Center, an area of operations established in the spring of 2007 to focus on the insurgent sanctuaries and supply lines south of the Iraqi capital. It provides a valuable perspective for the ongoing counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author : Dale Andrade
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530434374
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad written by Dale Andrade and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By late 2006, 31/2 years after the dramatic capture of Baghdad by U.S. and coalition forces, the war in Iraq was going badly. Sectarian tensions had erupted into violence and American public support for the war was at an all-time low. For better or worse, the George W. Bush administration decided to gamble on a troop increase, sending thirty thousand additional U.S. troops to Iraq in order to stop the bloodshed and bring stability to Baghdad and the surrounding area. By June 2007, they were all in place, and the so-called surge began. "Surging South of Baghdad" covers this crucial period in the Iraq war from the perspective of a single division operating in the region south of the Iraqi capital. Before the surge, this slice of territory between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had become an insurgent safe haven where the enemy cached weapons and built bombs that fueled sectarian violence in Baghdad. Placing the 3d Infantry Division there bolstered a flagging coalition presence in the area and began the process of stabilization and rebuilding. This account offers a snapshot of the surge, its successes and shortcomings, and shows how the Army coped with the changing demands of the modern combat environment. Although organized and trained as a heavy conventional unit, the 3d Infantry Division readily adapted to its mission south of Baghdad, combining firepower and maneuver with civic action and economic rejuvenation. The story of its deployment during 2007 and 2008 is one of fierce combat and insidious roadside bombs as well as mediating between feuding sectarian groups and performing humanitarian missions. Counterinsurgency in the twenty-first century demands this seemingly contradictory combination.
Author : James G. Lacey
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514340
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Takedown written by James G. Lacey and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over time the impression has grown that the 2003 invasion of Iraq met with little resistance and that, with few exceptions, the Iraqi army simply melted away. As this book clearly shows, nothing could be further from the truth. In its drive to capture Baghdad, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division was in nearly constant combat for twenty-one days. While Americans were watching Saddam's statue being torn down on TV, a brigade of the 3rd ID was on the verge of being overrun by Iraqi Republican Guard units trying to escape north. Told to hold two bridges in his sector, a brigade commander had to blow up one of them because he did not have the combat power to hold it. The company commander holding the other bridge was so hard pressed that he called on the artillery to fire their final protective fires a command made only when a unit is in mortal danger and one that had not been given since Vietnam. Every one of the division's armored vehicles was hit by rockets some taking more than a dozen hits and the fighting was so fierce at times that entire battalions ran out of ammunition. Nevertheless, when the fighting was finally over, the 3rd ID had destroyed two Iraqi Regular Army divisions and three divisions of the much vaunted Republican Guard. Takedown tells the little-known story of what happened to the 3rd ID during its struggle to win Baghdad, a campaign that some call one of the most vicious in American military history. To offer this firsthand account, Jim Lacey, a former Time magazine reporter embedded with the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, draws on extensive interviews that he conducted with the American soldiers involved as well as access to personal papers and war memoirs. This story is also enriched through his extensive use of interview transcripts of senior Iraqi army officers along with their personal written recollections. From the Kuwaiti border to the streets of Baghdad, these dramatic eyewitness descriptions of what went on give readers an accurate look at the brutal engagements in which the division fought for its life. In making use of such a wealth of primary source material, Lacey has succeeded in writing a fast paced narrative of the conflict, backed up by verifiable facts, that shows how modern wars are really fought.
Author : Center of Military History United States Army
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508437499
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad written by Center of Military History United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surging South of Baghdad is the first in-depth study of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq during the troop surge. Dale Andrade examines the war in the Multi-National Division-Center, an area of operations established in the spring of 2007 to focus on the insurgent sanctuaries and supply lines south of the Iraqi capital. Before the surge, the territory was a backwater, used by al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups to recruit new fighters, construct roadside bombs, and transport both to the ongoing fighting in Baghdad. One of the five new brigades that "surged" into Iraq went to this region, more than doubling the number of U.S. forces already there and forming the southern anchor of the battle to sever this crucial link with the insurgents in the capital. The fighting south of Baghdad became something of a microcosm of the surge overall, an example of the necessity to combine troop strength with sound planning in order to defeat insurgents living among the population. This volume, completed only a short time after the event, provides a valuable perspective for the ongoing counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author : Dale Andrade
Publisher : Department of the Army
ISBN 13 : 9780160841811
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (418 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad: The 3d Infantry Division and Task Force MARNE in Iraq, 2007-2008 (Paperback) written by Dale Andrade and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surging South of Baghdad is the first in-depth study of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq during the troop surge. Dale Andrade examines the war in the Multi-National Division-Center, an area of operations established in the spring of 2007 to focus on the insurgent sanctuaries and supply lines south of the Iraqi capital. Before the surge, the territory was a backwater, used by al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups to recruit new fighters, construct roadside bombs, and transport both to the ongoing fighting in Baghdad. One of the five new brigades that “surged” into Iraq went to this region, more than doubling the number of U.S. forces already there and forming the southern anchor of the battle to sever this crucial link with the insurgents in the capital. The fighting south of Baghdad became something of a microcosm of the surge overall, an example of the necessity to combine troop strength with sound planning in order to defeat insurgents living among the population. This volume, completed only a short time after the event, provides a valuable perspective for the ongoing counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author : Dale Andradé
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (921 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad written by Dale Andradé and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers this crucial period in the Iraq war from the perspective of a single division operating in the region south of the Iraqi capital. This account offers a snapshot of the surge, its successes and shortcomings, and shows how the Army coped with the changing demands of the modern combat environment.--[Foreword].
Author : Heather Marie Stur
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472853601
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book 21 Days to Baghdad written by Heather Marie Stur and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative military history of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, describing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the siege and fall of Baghdad, and the nation-building mission that followed. In 21 Days to Baghdad, historian Dr. Heather Stur describes the commitment of the division to Kuwait, the invasion of Iraq and the three weeks of violent desert conflicts on the way to Baghdad before the siege and battle for the city itself, and the “thunder runs” that saw its fall to U.S. forces. She then details the complex security mission that required the soldiers and their commanders to convince Iraqi citizens that the U.S. was there to help them, while at the same time they continued fighting Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard, paramilitary forces, and terrorists. This new history is based on exclusive, extensive interviews with General Buford “Buff” Blount, the U.S. Army two-star general who led the 3rd Infantry Division. His years of experience in the Middle East led him to question the recall of his division from Iraq at the end of 2003 and its replacement by a less experienced unit. President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did not believe that peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance were worthwhile uses of a conventional combat force like the 3rd Infantry Division. The division had destroyed Hussein's government. Mission accomplished, or so Bush and Rumsfeld thought. 21 Days to Baghdad illustrates the long reach of the U.S. military, the limitations of nation building in the wake of war, and the tensions between policymakers in Washington, DC, and troops on the ground over the purpose and conduct of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Author : Center of Military History
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (698 download)
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism Series, Surging South of Baghdad, The 3D Infantry Division and Task Force Marne in Iraq, 2007-2008, 2010, * written by Center of Military History and published by . This book was released on 2010* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dale Andrade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944961084
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Surging South of Baghdad written by Dale Andrade and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel A. Sjursen
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611688272
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Ghost Riders of Baghdad written by Daniel A. Sjursen and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From October 2006 to December 2007, Daniel A. Sjursen-then a U.S. Army lieutenant-led a light scout platoon across Baghdad. The experiences of Ghost Rider platoon provide a soldier's-eye view of the incredible complexities of warfare, peacekeeping, and counterinsurgency in one of the world's most ancient cities. Sjursen reflects broadly and critically on the prevailing narrative of the surge as savior of America's longest war, on the overall military strategy in Iraq, and on U.S. relations with ordinary Iraqis. At a time when just a handful of U.S. senators and representatives have a family member in combat, Sjursen also writes movingly on questions of America's patterns of national service. Who now serves and why? What connection does America's professional army have to the broader society and culture? What is the price we pay for abandoning the model of the citizen soldier? With the bloody emergence of ISIS in 2014, Iraq and its beleaguered, battle-scarred people are again much in the news. Unlike other books on the U.S. war in Iraq, Ghost Riders of Baghdad is part battlefield chronicle, part critique of American military strategy and policy, and part appreciation of Iraq and its people. At once a military memoir, history, and cultural commentary, Ghost Riders of Bahdad delivers a compelling story and a deep appreciation of both those who serve and the civilians they strive to protect. Sjursen provides a riveting addition to our understanding of modern warfare and its human costs.
Author : The Members of the 31st Infantry Regiment Association
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632766
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The 31st Infantry Regiment written by The Members of the 31st Infantry Regiment Association and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed in 1916, the U.S. Army 31st Infantry Regiment--known as the Polar Bears--has fought in virtually every war in modern American history. This richly illustrated chronicle of the regiment's century of combat service covers their exploits on battlefields from Manila to Siberia--including Pork Chop Hill, Nui Chom Mountain and Iraq's Triangle of Death--along with their survival during the Bataan Death March and the years of brutal captivity that followed.
Author : Robert W. Burik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789623611121
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)
Download or read book 7514: Thunder Run written by Robert W. Burik and published by . This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Austin Long
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501703900
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book The Soul of Armies written by Austin Long and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For both the United States and United Kingdom counterinsurgency was a serious component of security policy during the Cold War and, along with counterterrorism, has been the greatest security challenge after September 11, 2001. In The Soul of Armies Austin Long compares and contrasts counterinsurgency operations during the Cold War and in recent years by three organizations: the US Army, the US Marine Corps, and the British Army.Long argues that the formative experiences of these three organizations as they professionalized in the nineteenth century has produced distinctive organizational cultures that shape operations. Combining archival research on counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam and Kenya with the author's personal experience as a civilian advisor to the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Soul of Armies demonstrates that the US Army has persistently conducted counterinsurgency operations in a very different way from either the US Marine Corps or the British Army. These differences in conduct have serious consequences, affecting the likelihood of success, the potential for civilian casualties and collateral damage, and the ability to effectively support host nation governments. Long concludes counterinsurgency operations are at best only a partial explanation for success or failure.
Author : Kelly Kennedy
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429910046
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book They Fought for Each Other written by Kelly Kennedy and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie 1-26 confronted one of the worst neighborhoods in Baghdad and lost more men than any battalion since Vietnam Based on "Blood Brothers", the Michael Kelly Awardnominated series that ran in Army Times, this is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamiya, Iraq, from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a secure neighborhood with open storefronts and a safe populace. Army Times writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007, went on patrol with the soldiers and spent hours in combat support hospitals. During that period, one soldier threw himself on a grenade to save his friends, a well-liked first sergeant shot himself to death in front of his troops, and a platoon staged a mutiny. The men of Charlie 1- 26 would earn at least 95 combat awards, including one soldier who would go home with three Purple Hearts and a lost dream. This is a timeless story of men at war and a heartbreaking account of American sacrifice in Iraq.
