Fallujah Awakens - Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against Al Qaeda

One of the few books to recount events from both American and Iraqi perspectives, Fallujah Awakens tells the story of the remarkable turnaround that began to take place in 2006-2007. Journalist Bill Ardolino explains how local tribal leaders and US Marines forged a surprising alliance that helped secure the famous battleground.

About the author

Bill Ardolino is an associate editor of The Long War Journal. He was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, the Iraqi Army, and the Iraqi Police in Fallujah, Habbaniyah, and Baghdad in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and later with U.S. and Afghan forces in Kabul, Helmand and Khost provinces in Afghanistan. His reports, columns, and photographs have received wide media exposure and have been cited in a number of academic publications. He lives in Washington, DC.

Summary

One of the few books to recount events from both American and Iraqi perspectives, Fallujah Awakens tells the story of the remarkable turnaround that began to take place in 2006–2007. Journalist Bill Ardolino explains how local tribal leaders and US Marines forged a surprising alliance that helped secure the famous battleground.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Ardolino, Bill (The Long War Journal "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Journal" "The Long War Jo Ardolino
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2014
• EAN: 9781591141709
• ISBN: 978-1-59114-170-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration