Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen |
Autore | Sjursen Daniel A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61168-827-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461644703321 |
Sjursen Daniel A. | ||
Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen |
Autore | Sjursen Daniel A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 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 |
ISBN | 1-61168-827-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797645403321 |
Sjursen Daniel A. | ||
Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ghost riders of Baghdad : soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge / / Daniel A. Sjursen |
Autore | Sjursen Daniel A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 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 |
ISBN | 1-61168-827-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819803503321 |
Sjursen Daniel A. | ||
Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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