Meltdown in Haditha
Subtitle: The Killing of 24 Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines and the Failure of Military Justice
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Jan 12, 2015
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780786497348
Description: "In November 2005, Sunni insurgents attacked a U.S. Marine squad in Haditha. One marine died and two others were wounded. Squad members killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including an elderly couple, four women and six children. Legal proceedings dragged on for five years. This book investigates the tactics adopted by Marine Corps commanders and the ineptness of the proceedings"--
Notes: Source title: Meltdown in Haditha: The Killing of 24 Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines and the Failure of Military Justice