They fought for each other the triumph and tragedy of the hardest hit unit in Iraq
Charlie 1-26 confronted one of the worst neighborhoods in Baghdad and lost more men than any battalion since Vietnam. This is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamly from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a secure neighborhood...
| Main Author: | Kennedy, Kelly, 1970- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Griffin,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Second platoon meets Adhamiya
- Adhamiya moves from acceptance to hatred
- Charlie Company learns to fight the insurgents
- Charlie Company faces its first losses
- The commander's wife handles Adhamiya's deaths at home
- Top keeps morale high in Hell
- Ladue earns three purple hearts in two months
- McGinnis earns a medal of honor
- The mission continues at home
- Charlie Company tries to play nice with the neighbors
- Charlie Company continues the battle, but faces more death
- A change of command brings a taste of progress
- Charlie Company's leaders look for signs of combat stress
- Charlie Company's mission changes
- Adhamiya becomes a 'gated community'
- Charlie Company beats down flames with friendship
- Alpha Company moves to old mod
- Charlie Company senses a storm and tries to remain calm
- Charlie Company faces its worst day
- Charlie Company pulls back, but seethes
- A first sergeant breaks down
- Charlie Company responds to Alpha's catastrophic loss
- Charlie Company mutinies and is torn apart
- The battalion faces its last casualty
- Charlie Company works toward healing
- Charlie Company goes home.