They fought for each other
Subtitle: the triumph and tragedy of the hardest hit unit in Iraq
By: Kelly Kennedy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780312570767
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 26th. -- Company C; Iraq War, 2003- -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Aʻẓamīyah
Table of contents: title: Second platoon meets Adhamiya; title: Adhamiya moves from acceptance to hatred; title: Charlie Company learns to fight the insurgents; title: Charlie Company faces its first losses; title: The commander's wife handles Adhamiya's deaths at home; title: Top keeps morale high in Hell; title: Ladue earns three purple hearts in two months; title: McGinnis earns a medal of honor; title: The mission continues at home; title: Charlie Company tries to play nice with the neighbors; title: Charlie Company continues the battle, but faces more death; title: A change of command brings a taste of progress; title: Charlie Company's leaders look for signs of combat stress; title: Charlie Company's mission changes; title: Adhamiya becomes a 'gated community'; title: Charlie Company beats down flames with friendship; title: Alpha Company moves to old mod; title: Charlie Company senses a storm and tries to remain calm; title: Charlie Company faces its worst day; title: Charlie Company pulls back, but seethes; title: A first sergeant breaks down; title: Charlie Company responds to alpha's catastrophic loss; title: Charlie Company mutinies and is torn apart; title: The battalion faces its last casualty; title: Charlie Company works toward healing; title: Charlie Company goes home.