St. Martin's Press
They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq
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Author: Kennedy, Kelly
ISBN: 9780312570767
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Binding: Regular Hardback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Military History 1557225
Publisher Description:
"Charlie 1-26 confronted one of the worst neighborhoods in Baghdad and lost more men than any battalion since Vietnam
"Based on "Blood Brothers," the Michael Kelly Awardnominated series that ran in "Army Times," this is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamiya, Iraq, from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a secure neighborhood with open storefronts and a safe populace.
"Army Times "writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007, went on patrol with the soldiers and spent hours in combat support hospitals. During that period, one soldier threw himself on a grenade to save his friends, a well-liked first sergeant shot himself to death in front of his troops, and a platoon staged a mutiny. The men of Charlie 1- 26 would earn at least 95 combat awards, including one soldier who would go home with three Purple Hearts and a lost dream. This is a timeless story of men at war and a heartbreaking account of American sacrifice in Iraq.
