The vicious urban battle for the insurgent-controlled city of
Fallujah in November 2004 was a turning point in the ongoing
counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq. It demonstrated the resolve of
the Iraqi government to fight terrorists domestically, using both
multinational and Iraqi forces, and its results included a
returning population willing to vote in national elections held in
January 2005. Ballard tells the story of the Fallujah campaign,
beginning with the horrific deaths of the American Blackwater
contractors in March 2004 and continuing through the battle, the
painstaking reconstruction of the city, and the precedent-setting
elections that followed. Based on first-person accounts,
interviews, and official documents, this book gives readers rare
insight into the significant actions and innovative techniques of
the year-long fight for the city. Opening with a historical
overview of the initial crisis in Fallujah and the similar
coalition battle in Najaf, the book includes a detailed account of
the planning and execution of the operation to retake the city.
Finally, it describes the political and military lessons proven in
Fallujah, including coalition force integration, information
operations, urban combat techniques, interagency coordination and
innovative reconstruction procedures. This is the story of real
combat in Iraq--told in a way every American should understand.
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