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Eyewitness to War - Volume II - The US Army in Operation AL FAJR: An Oral History (Paperback)
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Eyewitness to War - Volume II - The US Army in Operation AL FAJR: An Oral History (Paperback)
Series: Eyewitness to War Oral History
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Eyewitness to War Oral History Series: Eyewitness to War The US
Army in Operation AL FAJR: An Oral History is a unique publication
for the Combat Studies Institute. This study is a derivative of the
CSI Operational Leadership Experience (OLE) project, a program that
collects and archives first-person experiences from the Global War
on Terror. It can also be considered a companion to the recently
published CSI Occasional Paper #20: Operation AL FAJR: A Study in
Army and Marine Corps Joint Operations. Interviews collected for
the OLE project formed the basis for that occasional paper and were
so compelling, we felt a need to publish those interviews in a book
series. In November 2004, the second battle for Fallujah was a
brutal and bloody fight so characteristic of urban terrain. Under
the overall command of the 1st Marine Division, four Marine
infantry and two US Army battalions (Task Forces 2-2 Infantry and
2-7 Cavalry) were committed to the streets of Fallujah. At this
same time, the Army's 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division formed a
cordon to hold and isolate the insurgents in the city. Using the fi
repower and mobility of the Army's heavy armor and mechanized units
to full effect, the Marine Regimental Combat Teams were successful
in destroying the enemy and securing Fallujah in ten days.
Eyewitness to War interviews span a wide spectrum of participants,
from commanders and senior non-commissioned officers at all levels
to the first-hand accounts of combat and combat service support
personnel on the battlefield. We make no claim that this history is
a comprehensive work, as these 37 people are but a fraction of the
thousands who took part in the operation. This is primarily an Army
oral history, though one of the Marine Regimental Commanders agreed
to provide his story. The USMC bore the brunt of fighting in
Fallujah and this study does not attempt to overlook their
tremendous accomplishments. The individuals featured in this work
volunteered to work with our staff over many months. Their stories
are a tremendous testimony to the skill, flexibility, and bravery
of the US Army today. This collection of personal experiences is
the raw material history is made of. It is a riveting and useful
way to study the past. And it is our hope that the insights derived
from their roles in the second battle for Fallujah will better
prepare the US Army for tomorrow's endeavors.
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