The Marines Take Anbar The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda |
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| Foreword by:
| Gardner, Donald R. |
| Author:
| Shultz, Richard H. |
| Series title: | Leatherneck Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61251-140-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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The US Marine Corps' four-year campaign against al Qaeda in Anbar is a fight certain to take its place next to other legendary. Its success, the author contends, constituted a major turning point in the Iraq War and helped alter the course of events and set the stage for the Surge in Baghdad a year later. This book brings to light all the decisive details of how the Marines, between 2004 and 2008, adapted and improvised as they applied the hard lessons of past mistakes.
The US Marine Corps' four-year campaign against al Qaeda in Anbar is a fight certain to take its place next to other legendary. Its success, the author contends, constituted a major turning point in the Iraq War and helped alter the course of events and set the stage for the Surge in Baghdad a year later. This book brings to light all the decisive details of how the Marines, between 2004 and 2008, adapted and improvised as they applied the hard lessons of past mistakes.