West, Bing; Smith, Ray The March Up ISBN 13: 9781844134250

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Taking us straight to the front lines, The March Up follows the famed 1st Marine Division on their decisive 1,184 kilometre trek to Baghdad, from first assault to the taking of the city. The 1st Marine Division, which had fought in Guadalcanal, Khe San, and Kuwait City, provided the critical force in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With unprecedented access to everyone from three-star generals to privates, authors West and Smith, men with 60 years of military and combat experience between them, trace the strategic war plans as they unfolded in battle, providing unflinching portrayals of what went well and what went poorly, and detailing power struggles and failures which have never before been reported. No other journalist had the mobility, battlefield knowledge or personal contacts as West or Smith. They were able to observe eighteen separate combat units in the division. What emerges is a dramatic, personal and human account of how the corporals fought and the generals plotted, revealing the men behind the guns and the brave and sometimes unorthodox actions that resulted in astonishing triumphs. Complete with a 16- page, four-colour photo insert and endpaper maps, The March Up is the behind-the-scenes story of how the men on the frontlines and the strategists in the backroom turned the march to Baghdad into a road to victory.

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289 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. Here Is An Insider's Look At The Dramatic Sequence Of Events That Unfolded During The 1st Marine Division's 22-day Assault From Kuwait To Baghhdad.
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"This book will stand as the definitive account about the nature of ground combat as we enter the twenty-first century. A gripping and honest account of war as told by two distinguished veterans." (James Schlesinger, former US Secretary of Defence and former Director of Central Intelligence)

"An important and unflinching chronicle of contemporary warfare. Regardless of one's position on the war in Iraq - on any war - The March Up speaks with authority and legitimacy and cuts to the very bone to reveal the experience of the modern, fighting infantryman." (Gen. Anthony C. Zinni)

"This is the face of the war as only those who have fought it can describe it." (John McCain)

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  • PublisherPimlico
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 1844134253
  • ISBN 13 9781844134250
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  • Number of pages304
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