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UNINA9910797645403321 |
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Autore |
Sjursen Daniel A. |
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Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen |
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Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baghdad |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
Iraq Politics and government 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Preface: "No shit, there we were": Salman Pak backstory -- Enter the "ghost riders": 2nd Platoon, B/3-61 CAV -- Citizenship and sacrifice: reflections on military service -- Life as a countdown: drinking, training, and otherwise getting by -- Doing more with less -- "These dudes are trying to kill us" -- Indispensable friends: Mark and the interpreters -- Breaking point: fear, loss, and defeat -- Sunni versus Shia: the anatomy of sectarian civil war -- Ushering in the "surge": farewell Mada'in, hello Baghdad -- Troop shortage, troop surge: good people, bad advice -- A night to remember -- Shouting at Lindsay Graham -- Staggering to the finish line: aftermath in a shattered platoon -- Disappointing paths: Iraq, seven years on -- War in the rearview: on life after Iraq -- Coda: the power of memory. |
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An American officer confronts the realities of war and politics during a year with the 61st Cavalry in Iraq |
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