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1 online resource (xvii, 429 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Global war on terrorism series |
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Global war on terrorism series.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-395) and index. |
| Contents |
Back to Iraq. A brave tradition; Gearing up for a third tour; Changing course; The Baghdad belts; South of Baghdad -- On the ground. Working in the desert; East Bank of the Tigris; Commando Brigade; Paratroopers on the Euphrates -- First combat. Attack on Patrol Base Dog; Air cavalry; Kiowa down; Missing in action -- Taking the offensive. Preparing the battlefield; Western operations; Last pieces in place; Planning the first offensive -- Operation Marne Torch. Maintaining momentum; Anvil on the East Bank; High-value targets; Running out of steam -- New ground. Coalition contingent; Cross-border smuggling; Facing Iran -- New offensives. Avalanche; Beyond reach; taking stock -- Sons of Iraq. Anbar beginnings; New focus on reconciliation; Combat multipliers; Progress East of the Tigris; Burgeoning numbers -- Pressing the advantage. Marne Torch, second round; Pacifying Arab Jabour; The Shi'ite strategy -- Western front. The Rakkasans; Missing in action resolved; Security in the Euphrates Valley; Switching brigades; Operation Marne Roundup -- Thunderbolt. Shifting priorities; Relentless pursuit; Air power; Improving the odds -- New focus. Grand Slam; Winding down; Baghdad interlude; Back to Capitol Hill; Piledriver; Transition -- Conclusion: What winning looks like. Balance sheet; The counterinsurgency assessment; Remembering. |
| Summary |
This book covers this crucial period in the Iraq war from the perspective of a single division operating in the region south of the Iraqi capital. This account offers a snapshot of the surge, its successes and shortcomings, and shows how the Army coped with the changing demands of the modern combat environment.--[Foreword]. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/surging_south_baghdad/index.html viewed September 14, 2015. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd.
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Baghdad Region.
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Counterinsurgency -- Iraq -- Baghdad Region -- History -- 21st century.
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Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 -- Histoire des unités -- États-Unis.
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Counterinsurgency
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Military campaigns
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Regimental histories
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Iraq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCBPBdMfmXtd4M8cvJXd
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Iraq War (2003-2011) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhJhQKkFHjttcwXm |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Online resources.
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History
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| Added Author |
Center of Military History, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Andradé, Dale. Surging south of Baghdad (DLC) 2010038767 (OCoLC)664519632 |
| ISBN |
016084181X |
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9780160841811 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0344 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 114.2:B 14 |
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