U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003
Subtitle: Basrah, Baghdad and beyond
By: by Nicholas E. Reynolds.
Contributors: United States. Marine Corps. History Division.
Series: U.S. Marines in the Global War on Terrorism
Publisher: History Division, U.S. Marine Corps
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: United States. -- Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st; United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- 21st century; Iraq War, 2003-; War on Terrorism, 2001-
Other titles: US Marines in Iraq 2003 :; United States Marines in Iraq, 2003 :; Basrah, Baghdad and beyond
Notes: Shipping list no.: 2008-0347-P.

"PCN 106 0000 0200"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-159) and index.

Also available via Internet from the Marines web site. Address as of 8/4/08: http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/U.S.%20Marines%20in%20Iraq,%202003%20Basrah,%20Baghdad%20and%20Beyond%20%20PCN%2010600000200_1.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: 1. Prelude to war; title: 2. Inside our own loop: joint planning for war in Iraq; title: 3. Preparing I MEF for war: the most important fight is the first fight; title: 4. The opening gambit: "Tally-Ho!"; title: 5. The bridges of An Nasiriyah; title: 6. Toward the enemy center of gravity: Ad Diwaniyah, Al Kut, and the pause; title: 7. Baghdad: going down fast, going down final; title: 8. No smell of saltwater: North to Tikrit, South to Ad Diwaniyah; title: 9. The other war in the North: Marines in Kurdistan and Mosul; title: 20. A marriage of convenience: cooperation between I MEF and the British Division; title: 11. Postlude to combat: Marines and occupation of Iraq, 2003; title: Notes; title: Appendix A. Data collection and lessons learned process; title: Appendix B. Command List; title: Appendix C. Unit List; title: Appendix D. Selected glossary of terms and abbreviations; title: Appendix E. chronology of events; title: Appendix F. Presidential Unit Citation; title: Index.