We Were One
Shoulder to Shoulder With the Marines Who Took Fallujah
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · October 30, 2007
A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah during the Iraq War and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand urban combat since World War II.
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- Who it’s for
- A first-hand account puts you shoulder to shoulder with Marines through Fallujah’s fierce urban combat.
- Genres
- Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq History, Military Lives
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, October 30, 2007
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A riveting first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah during the Iraq War and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand urban combat since World War II.
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In the city's bloody streets, they came face-to-face with the enemy-radical insurgents high on adrenaline, fighting to a martyr's death, and suicide bombers approaching from every corner. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with this modern band of brothers as they marched and fought through the streets of Fallujah, and he stayed with them as the casualties mounted.
Under Fire
A first-hand account puts you shoulder to shoulder with Marines through Fallujah’s fierce urban combat.
Come here for
- Close-up reporting from intense urban combat
- A focus on comradeship and sacrifice under fire
Expect
- Street-by-street combat and mounting casualties
- An immersive account of a platoon’s shared experience
Where it sits
| Iraq War (2003-2011) | 99% |
|---|---|
| Iraq History | 40% |
| Military Lives | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Iraq History
- U.S. Military History
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- 21st-Century America
- Authors
- Patrick K. O'Donnell
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- October 30, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Iraq History