Strike Hard And Expect No Mercy A Tank Platoon Leader In Iraq
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Strike Hard And Expect No Mercy A Tank Platoon Leader In Iraq
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Author : Galen Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Koehler Books
Release Date : 2021-09-11
Strike Hard And Expect No Mercy A Tank Platoon Leader In Iraq written by Galen Peterson and has been published by Koehler Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-11 with History categories.
Strike Hard and Expect No Mercy is the story of boots on the ground in Iraq, as seen through the eyes of a tank platoon leader. Baqubah, on the eve of the Surge, and Sadr City, during the spring uprising of 2008, saw some of the darkest hours of the war. A tough dragon, the M1A2 Abrams tank and its crews were often called to crack the toughest nuts on the battlefield, and victory, even survival, was not guaranteed. It is a gritty and visceral dive into the combat experience, flavored with the anguish of loss, the exhilaration of victories, the frustrations of defeats, and the humor required to survive. Along the way, the story shares rarely told insights into the duties and expectations of an Army junior officer.
Heavy Metal
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Author : Jason Conroy
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2005
Heavy Metal written by Jason Conroy and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A no-holds-barred account from the tip of the Army s spear
Iraq Full Circle
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Author : Darron L. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-23
Iraq Full Circle written by Darron L. Wright and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-23 with History categories.
Col. Wright served three tours of duty in the Iraq War, commanding the last active combat brigade to withdraw from Operation Iraqi Freedom. His book personalizes the broader operational conflict we've all heard so much about, giving us a previously unknown insider command perspective that will fundamentally change how our nation thinks of the war. For Col Wright, the Iraq war was a good war fought well. In his new book, Iraq Full Circle, he offers a first-hand assessment of the US Army's eight year war in Iraq. As battalion operations officer for an infantry battalion from 2003-2004 operating in the dangerous and volatile Sunni Triangle, followed by a tour of duty as a Brigade Executive Officer from 2005-2006 in Baghdad, Wright witnessed some of the harshest fighting seen during the war. He saw the evolution from 'shock and awe' to the 'clear-hold-build' strategy during the height of sectarian violence and was on-hand for the transition to COIN followed by the handover of security operations to the Iraqi Security Forces. In August 2010, Wright, as a deputy brigade commander, was among the last combat soldiers to leave Iraq as part of President Obama's draw-down of troops. While Wright does not hesitate to criticize the political and military leadership that failed to foresee the insurgency, or the errors in judgment that led to the dismantling of the Iraqi Army in 2003, his overall assessment of the war is that the US Army achieved what it was asked to do by two Presidents. Calling upon his experience-and the examination of thousands of after action reports, combat operations orders, and over 100 interviews-Wright pieces together a compelling and cohesive narrative of the war. Readers will be surprised to learn: · Wright had a strong hunch beginning in September 2001 that he would be deployed to Iraq; he and his fellow Army leaders began preparing for an invasion soon after the 9/11 attacks. · Army leaders were already implementing much of the COIN doctrine in 2004 and 2005, well before the official change in doctrine and the publication of the new field manual on COIN. · For Wright and most other leaders at his level, President Bush's troop “surge” in November 2006 was completely uncontroversial and utterly inevitable. They knew that clear-hold-build was the right strategy and would work but that they did not have enough troops to make it stick. In his closing chapters, Wright discusses the growth and evolution of the Iraqi Security Forces, from an abjectly corrupt and militarily useless cohort in 2004 to a well-trained and stable entity capable of securing Iraq and providing for (mostly) safe and open national elections in 2010. He finishes his narrative with his thoughts on the future of Iraq, understanding that sectarian divisions persist, but that the Iraqi Security Forces have been well-trained by the US Army to secure Iraq's future.
Platoon Leader
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Author : James R. McDonough
language : en
Publisher: Presidio Press
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Platoon Leader written by James R. McDonough and has been published by Presidio Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.' "Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic hamlet' program. . . . Rather than present a potpourri of combat yarns. . . McDonough has focused a seasoned storyteller’s eye on the details, people, and incidents that best communicate a visceral feel of command under fire. . . . For the author’s honesty and literary craftsmanship, Platoon Leader seems destined to be read for a long time by second lieutenants trying to prepare for the future, veterans trying to remember the past, and civilians trying to understand what the profession of arms is all about.”–Army Times
The Tip Of The Spear
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Author : Jon T. Hoffman
language : en
Publisher: Department of the Army
Release Date : 2009-10-16
The Tip Of The Spear written by Jon T. Hoffman and has been published by Department of the Army this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the Foreword: This volume focuses on that second and longer campaign. But rather than a narrative of the overall course of the conflict, it provides a soldier's-eye view of the war by focusing on detailed accounts of selected engagements. Each illustrates the everyday challenges that America's soldiers faced in a difficult struggle against an inventive and often elusive enemy. Weapons, doctrine, and procedures developed to fight a conventional campaign against a similar opposing force had to be adapted to fit a different type of conflict. The U.S. Army's combat and support forces brought both resourcefulness and resilience to this task while continuing to demonstrate the same courage shown by previous generations fighting the nation's battles. These stories not only symbolize the tip of the spear formed by units in contact, but they also represent the contributions of all American men and women who have served their country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Taken together, these accounts will provide our deploying leaders and soldiers a better understanding of the environment that they will encounter and prepare them for the work that must be done.
The Sergeants Major Of The Army
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Sergeants Major Of The Army written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Government publications categories.
Fighting The People S War
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Author : Jonathan Fennell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Fighting The People S War written by Jonathan Fennell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with History categories.
Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the world.
Iroquois Warriors In Iraq
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2007
Iroquois Warriors In Iraq written by and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Certain Victory
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Author : Robert H. Scales
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 1998-02-27
Certain Victory written by Robert H. Scales and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-02-27 with History categories.
The official U.S. Army account of Army performance in the Gulf War, Certain Victory was originally published by the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, in 1993. Brig. Gen. Scales, who headed the Army's Desert Storm Study Project, offers a highly readable and abundantly illustrated chronicle.
Sound Targets
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Author : Jonathan R. Pieslak
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2009
Sound Targets written by Jonathan R. Pieslak and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Iraq War, 2003- categories.
'Sound Targets' explores the role of music in American military culture, focusing on the experiences of soldiers returning from active service in Iraq. Pieslak describes how American soldiers hear, share, use & produce music, both on & off duty.