| Description |
xviii, 196 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : nightmare -- Advisor duty -- Contractors -- Training -- Gear -- Transit -- Cop south -- Arrival -- Humvees -- Introductions -- IAs -- Growing pains -- Storms -- Outside the wire -- Matters of importance -- Backing the wrong horse -- Al Gabaa -- Mistakes and mistrust -- Eye-opening reality -- Jibab Peninsula -- Personalities and paradigms -- Terps and tensions -- Uglat il Bushab -- Fear and paranoia -- Gifts and free lunches -- Abandonment issues -- Running out of patience -- Holding down the spring -- Critters -- A change of plans -- Leaving -- Dogs -- A way forward. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Folsom, Seth W. B., 1972-
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United States. Marine Corps -- Officers -- Biography.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Military assistance, American -- Iraq.
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Iraq -- Armed Forces -- Training of.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781591142812 (acid-free paper) |
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1591142814 (acid-free paper) |
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9781612510118 (electronic bk.) |
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