The March Up by Bing West
Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division
A frontline account of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq that follows the First Marine Division’s advance to Baghdad and its immediate aftermath, blending vivid battlefield reporting, interviews with officers and enlisted Marines, and analysis of operational decisions; it chronicles tactical successes and gritty street fighting, logistical strains, and the emergence of an insurgency that challenged occupation plans, while probing leadership choices and the gap between combat realities and political aims, highlighting both individual bravery and broader strategic lessons about counterinsurgency and the human cost of rapid warfare.
- Published
- 2004
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 352 pages
- Original Language
- English
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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