They Fought for Each Other The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq

Name: They Fought for Each Other The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq
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ISBN: 9780312672096

ISBN-10: 0312672098

ISBN-13: 9780312672096

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Authors: Kelly Kennedy

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Based on "Blood Brothers," the award-nominated series that ran in Army Times, this is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamiya, Iraq from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a safe and secure neighborhood. Army Timeswriter Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007, went on patrol with the soldiers and spent hours in combat support hospitals, leading to this riveting chronicle of an Army battalion that lost 31 soldiers in Iraq. During that period, one soldier threw himself on a grenade to save his friends, a well-liked first sergeant shot himself to death in front of his troops, and a platoon staged a…

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List price: $29.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 3/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.30" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Kelly Kennedy has illustrated numerous books for Scholastic, and his work has been featured in Family Fun, The Los Angeles Times, Disney Adventures, and Nickelodeon Magazine, as well as Highlights Puzzlemania and Highlights Puzzle Buzz.



Acknowledgments



Second Platoon Meets Adhamiya



Adhamiya Moves from Acceptance to Hatred



Charlie Company Learns to Fight the Insurgents



Charlie Company Faces Its First Losses



The Commander's Wife Handles Adhamiya's Deaths at Home



Top Keeps Morale High in Hell



Ladue Earns Three Purple Hearts in Two Months



McGinnis Earns a Medal of Honor



The Mission Continues at Home



Charlie Company Tries to Play Nice with the Neighbors



Charlie Company Continues the Battle, but Faces More Death



A Change of Command Brings a Taste of Progress



Charlie Company's Leaders Look for Signs of Combat Stress



Charlie Company's Mission Changes



Adhamiya Becomes a Gated Community



Charlie Company Beats Down Flames with Friendship



Alpha Company Moves to Old Mod



Charlie Company Senses a Storm and Tries to Remain Calm



Charlie Company Faces Its Worst Day



Charlie Company Pulls Back, but Seethes



A First Sergeant Breaks Down



Charlie Company Responds to Alpha's Catastrophic Loss



Charlie Company Mutinies and Is Torn Apart



The Battalion Faces Its Last Casualty



Charlie Company Works Toward Healing



Charlie Company Goes Home


Afterward