No True Glory
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Narrated by:
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Robertson Dean
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By:
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Bing West
About this listen
The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.
The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah "as soft as fog". But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city, against the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusion, only to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.
Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every level (senior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front lines) No True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complex, and often costly, interconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.
©2005 Bing West (P)2005 Books on TapeWhat listeners say about No True Glory
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- Jeff P
- 17-04-2015
A story that needed telling.
Well told and read. a comprehensive view of Iraq in the post invasion period.
how decisions made by politicians and diplomats ignore those that know better.
the facts are enlivened with accounts of conflicts about real soldiers and mot just pieces on a board.
a great story.
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- Justin
- 12-06-2020
feels like a history lesson
first 3 hrs. is about who's who. there after stroy line begins.. narrator was a news reader.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-07-2018
Engaging and Deeply informative
Brilliantly written with a solid informative historical narrative, mixed in with personal and moving stories of the people on the ground. The audio book is well performed. However the book is very much from the perspective of United States military, so it feels like there is still more to the story. Even due to that flaw, it’s a fantastic book and I would still recommend it
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