US Marine in Iraq: - Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003

Informationen zum Autor Richard S. Lowry, illustrated by Howard Gerrard Klappentext Operation Iraqi Freedom officially began on March 20, 2003 and has become one of the most controversial conflicts of modern warfare. Thousands of US Marines were deployed into Iraq in order to topple the dictatorship government and liberate the Iraqi people. This book examines the experience of those "ordinary" Marines who fought on the frontline of one of the major battles in the operation, the battle for An Nasiriyah. This title details the Marines' enlistment, levels of training and life in the Iraqi desert, as well as exploring their important role in the complex stabilization operations after their hard-won victories on the battlefield. US Marine in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 offers a fascinating insight into the modern Marine Corps. Zusammenfassung Operation Iraqi Freedom officially began on March 20, 2003 and has become one of the most controversial conflicts of modern warfare. Thousands of US Marines were deployed into Iraq in order to topple the dictatorship government and liberate the Iraqi people. This book examines the experience of those "ordinary" Marines who fought on the frontline of one of the major battles in the operation, the battle for An Nasiriyah. This title details the Marines' enlistment, levels of training and life in the Iraqi desert, as well as exploring their important role in the complex stabilization operations after their hard-won victories on the battlefield. US Marine in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 offers a fascinating insight into the modern Marine Corps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Chronology · A Few Good Men: Recruitment and Enlistment · Parris Island: Training · School Of Infantry, Every Marine a Rifleman · In the Desert· An Nasiriyah· The Three Block War: Aftermath and Winning the Peace

Product details

• Authors: Richard S. Lowry, Lowry Richard S.
• Assisted by: Howard Gerrard (Illustration), Gerrard Howard (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2006
• EAN: 9781841769820
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-982-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 247 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Warrior; Warrior
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Iraq, History of the Americas, Special and elite forces