Grunts

inside the American infantry combat experience, World War II through Iraq

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Grunts

inside the American infantry combat experience, World War II through Iraq

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Describes the history of the American soldier during four decades of warfare, from the Battle of the Bulge to counterinsurgency combat in Iraq.

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Language
English
Pages
518

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Table of Contents

Guam, July 1944 : amphibious combat against a self destructive enemy
Peleliu, September 1944 : amphibious combat against a clever, defensive-minded enemy
Aachen, 1944 : knocking 'em all down on a politically unrestrained urban battlefield
Scenes from the northern shoulder of the bulge : men against tanks and everything else
Operation Masher/Whitewing : airmobility, attrition, and the big unit grunts of Vietnam
Counterinsurgency from the barrel of a gun : the marine combined action platoons
Attrition and the tears of autumn : Dak To, November, 1967
Eleven mikes and eleven bravos : infantry moments in the ultimate techno-war
Grunts in the city : urban combat and politics-Fallujah, 2004
"Watch out for IEDs!" : twenty-first century counterinsurgent warfare through the eyes of one infantry regiment in Iraq.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
356/.1140973
Library of Congress
UA28 .M39 2010, UA28.M39 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
518

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24124166M
ISBN 13
9780451227904
LCCN
2010009828
OCLC/WorldCat
462902005

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15324797W

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