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Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against Al Qaeda
Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against Al Qaeda
by Bill Ardolino
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The cradle of an insurgency that plunged Iraq into years of chaos and bloodshed, Fallujah conjures up images of the brutal house-to-house fighting that occurred during the 2004 U.S. invasion of the iconic city. But attacks in the area actually peaked two... (read more)

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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill
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Enter the secretive world of the most powerful private army on the planet. Here Scahill exposes the disturbing story of Blackwater, a shadowy private company offering specialized military services for hire. A dark study of both the organization and the... (read more)

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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more)

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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
by George Packer
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THE ASSASSIN'S GATE recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq. It tells the story of the people and ideas that created the Bush administration's war policy, the... (read more)

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The Good Soldiers
The Good Soldiers
by David Finkel
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: THE NEW YORK TIMES CHICAGO TRIBUNE SLATE.COM THE BOSTON GLOBE THE KANSAS CITY STAR THE PLAIN DEALER (CLEVELAND) THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITORWINNER OF THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM It was the... (read more)

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In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
by Rick Atkinson
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"A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad.... A must-read."—Tom Brokaw For soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division... (read more)

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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
by Joseph E Stiglitz
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America has already spent close to a trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are hundreds of billions of bills still due'"including staggering costs to take care of the thousands of injured veterans, providing them with disability... (read more)

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No Surrender: A World War II Memoir
No Surrender: A World War II Memoir
by James Sheeran
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No Surrender is the true story of an American WWII soldier who escaped a Nazi POW train and fought in the French Resistance, rivetingly told by the man himself. A paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, James Sheeran was just a kid when he floated into... (read more)

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The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E Ricks
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Thomas E. Rick's news-breaking follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Fiasco Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, The Gamble is the definitive account of the insurgency within the U.S. military that led... (read more)

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A Chance in Hell: The Men Who Triumphed Over Iraq's Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War
A Chance in Hell: The Men Who Triumphed Over Iraq's Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War
by Jim Michaels
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The riveting account of how one brigade turned Iraq's most violent city into a model of stability   Colonel Sean MacFarland arrived in Iraq's deadliest city with simple instructions: pacify Ramadi without destroying it. The odds were... (read more)

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Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
by Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor
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Written by the chief military correspondent of the New York Times and a prominent retired Marine general, this is the definitive account of the invasion of Iraq. A stunning work of investigative journalism, Cobra II describes in riveting detail how... (read more)

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The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
by Matthew C Burden
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A military veteran gathers the best stories from the Internet diaries of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, capturing the truth of life on the front lines of the war against terror.... (read more)

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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
by David Zucchino
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Chronicling the surprise assault on Baghdad--one of the most decisive battles in American combat history--Zucchino candidly recounts how soldiers respond under fire and stress and how human frailties are magnified in a war zone.... (read more)

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The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
by Bing West
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In Iraq, the United States made mistake after mistake. Many Americans gave up on the war. Then two generals—David Petraeus and Raymond Odierno—displayed the leadership America expected. Bringing the reader from the White House to the fighting... (read more)

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Defense of Jisr Al-doreaa (09 Edition)
Defense of Jisr Al-doreaa (09 Edition)
by Michael L. Burgoyne
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Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working with the local population was essential for day-to... (read more)

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A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal
A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal
by Asne Seierstad
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For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military invasion, Seierstad brings to life the world behind the headlines in this compelling- and heartbreaking... (read more)

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Shade It Black: Death and After in Iraq
Shade It Black: Death and After in Iraq
by Jessica Goodell
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I first heard Jessica Goodell's haunting voice on NPR and immediately knew I had to read her book. Goodell served in the Marines in Iraq in the Mortuary Affairs Unit and was responsible for retrieving and organizing the remains and personal effects of... (read more)

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The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
by Pete Blaber
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Sua Sponte Latin for and#147;Of Their Own Accordand#8221; The 75th Ranger Regimentand#8217;s Motto and#160; Army Rangers are not born. They are made. The modern 75th Ranger Regiment represents the culmination of 250 years of American soldiering. As a... (read more)

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Marines in the Garden of Eden: The True Story of Seven Bloody Days in Iraq
Marines in the Garden of Eden: The True Story of Seven Bloody Days in Iraq
by Richard S Lowry
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On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, members of the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack from Iraqi forces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took six prisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, An... (read more)

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America's First Warriors: Native Americans and Iraq
America's First Warriors: Native Americans and Iraq
by Steven Clevenger
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Even though they were not granted citizenship until 1924, Native Americans have served in all of America's wars. During World War I, 12,000 served and in World War II, 44,000 (out of a total population of 350,000). In 2006, Clevenger, himself of Osage... (read more)

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