Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq
Peter R. Mansoor, "Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq "
English | ISBN: 0300158475 | 2009 | 416 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0300158475 | 2009 | 416 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
A gripping personal account of success and failure in Iraq during the crucial first year after the fall of the Ba’athist regime
This compelling book presents an unparalleled record of what happened after U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003. Army Colonel Peter R. Mansoor, the on-the-ground commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division—the “Ready First Combat Team”—describes his brigade’s first year in Iraq, from the sweltering, chaotic summer after the Ba’athists’ defeat to the transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government a year later. Uniquely positioned to observe, record, and assess the events of that fateful year, Mansoor now explains what went right and wrong as the U.S. military confronted an insurgency of unexpected strength and tenacity.
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