Awakening victory
Subtitle: how Iraqi tribes and American troops reclaimed Al Anbar Province and defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq
By: Michael E. Silverman
Publisher: Casemate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Havertown, Pa; Newbury
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781612000626; 9781612000770
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Campaigns; American Personal narratives; Counterinsurgency; United States. Army. Armored Regiment, 69th. Battalion, 3rd; United States; Qaida (Organization)
Other titles: How Iraqi tribes and American troops reclaimed Al Anbar Province and defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq
Description: "[The book] tells the story of this ... campaign through the eyes of the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was right in the thick of the fight. The book also provides a description of the Iraqi insurgency-- particularly al Qaeda in Iraq ... The author uses the actions of his battalion to describe a paradigm shift that occurred, while in a totally foreign culture, which allowed for a move from a war of bombs and bullets to one of partnership and ideas"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Invasion; title: Rise of the insurgency; title: The train-up; title: Through the looking glass; title: Bad guys and good guys; title: A rainy morning in Georgia; title: Changing of the guard; title: The dark days; title: Expensive garbage trucks; title: Call to freedom; title: Out to Jazeera; title: On the Eastern Front; title: Everlasting bomb stoppers; title: Dancing the Chobi; title: Thar Thar is hot; title: Chasing al Qaeda.