Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen
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| Autore: |
Sjursen Daniel A.
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| Titolo: |
Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen
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| Pubblicazione: | Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 956.7044/342 |
| Soggetto topico: | Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Iraq - Baghdad |
| Iraq War, 2003-2011 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Iraq Politics and government 21st century |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An American officer confronts the realities of war and politics during a year with the 61st Cavalry in Iraq |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ghost riders of Baghdad |
| ISBN: | 1-61168-827-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797645403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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