NOTE: NO FURTHER  DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK  SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last The lightning campaign that toppled the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq in the spring of 2003 at first seemed to herald the arrival of a new way of war, as Germany's blitzkrieg had done at the beginning of World War II. But the initial victory in Iraq soon devolved into a persistent counterinsurgency conflict reminiscent of the long U.S. effort to pacify the Philippines after the quick defeat of Spain in 1898. In Iraq, American soldiers and their Coalition partners had merely traded one fairly weak and generally conventional opponent for a much more durable, diverse, and determined foe relying on the tactics of the guerilla and the terrorist. This volume focuses on that second and longer campaign of the war in Iraq, but it is not a narrative of the overall course of the conflict. Instead, it provides a soldier's-eye view of the war in the form of detailed accounts of a handful of battles.Each one illustrates the everyday challenges that America's soldiers face in a difficult struggle against an inventive and often elusive enemy. Weapons, doctrine, and procedures developed to fight a conventional campaign against a similar opposing force had to be adapted to fit a different type of conflict. The U.S. Army's combat and support forces have shown both resourcefulness and resilience, while leaders and soldiers in the field have demonstrated the same courage as previous generations called upon to sacrifice in the name of freedom. These stories not only symbolize the tip of the spear formed by units in contact, but they also represent the contributions of all American men and women who have served their country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Taken together, these accounts will provide our deploying leaders and soldiers a better understanding of the environment that they will encounter and prepare them for the work that must be done. Current members of the military and those who are considering a military career path would benefit from this publication to learn about the work they may encounter in the future. Students and teachers would find this helpful for educational purposes.  Other related products:Small Unit Actions is available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00141-1Iraq & Persian Gulf Wars collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/iraq-persian-gulf-warsGlobal War on Terror collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/global-war-terror Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History can be found here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1061  

Tip of the Spear: U.s. Army Small-unit Actions in Iraq, 2004-2007 (Global War on Terrorism)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Defense Dept

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last From Yorktown to Gettysburg, at Belleau Wood and Midway, in the freezing Korean winters and the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, our military medical personnel have been on the battlefield to save their buddies. While often we focus on the elaborate technologies, the dramatic helicopter rescues, or the new medicines, it is the people that make every single thing happen. Today's military medical personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world are upholding that long, proud tradition of caring and sacrifice for their fellow comrades in arms, risking and even losing their own lives. When It Mattered Most is their story. Includes a biography, portrait and family photos for each soldier listed. Related products: Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors 2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/051-000-00258-0 Walter Reed Army Medical Center Centennial: A Pictorial History, 1909-2009 --Hardcover format --can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01045-5 Physician References and Medical Handbooks can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/health-benefits/physician-references-medical-handbooks

When It Mattered Most: Remembering Our Fallen Medical Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan: Remembering Our Fallen Medical Personnel in Iraq-Afghanistan

Defense Dept.

Leaders & Notable People

Provides legal examination of the armed conflict in Iraq during the secondd Gulf War that began in 2003. Discusses legal issues associated with the initial decision to use armed force, the manner in which force was employed, the legal framework and evolution of military activities from invasion to occupation, detention and counterinsurgency operations, as well as policy and legal issues associated with the establishment of the rule of law and return of governance to the people of Iraq.

The War in Afghanistan: A Legal Analysis (International Law Studies, 85)

History

Asia

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