Vivid account of the circumstances surrounding and the house-by-house battle for Falluja

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	• No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah Bing West Bantam, 2005 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 117 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Important story, well told

This tells the story of the American battles in Falluja - all 3 of them. And it gives the full background around them, why the first was stopped, why the second was rushed and then stopped, and why the third one was finally approved.

This is probably the best example of the problem with trying to bring peace and sanity to Iraq. All of the major problems are here in this microcosm.

You see what happens to those Iraqis who try to step forward to make Iraq a better place and why those that want death and anarchy win. You see how politics, both U.S. and Iraqi have a gigantic impact on what can be done and when.

And you see how the Marines have to then take the fight to the insurgents and how horrible and bloddy that is.

What is really interesting about this is the book is written by an ex-Marine and Regean assistant secretary of defense. And he clearly has great respect for the Marines and for what the U.S. is trying to accomplish in Iraq.

But at the same time, he writes in a very even-handed manner and it leaves you with a feeling of hopelessness. Yes with significant Marine casualties the U.S. can take any city. But what is left is a ruin and the cost for accomplishing it is so very high.

It will definitely leave you trying to figure out if the battle (the last one) was worth it. And wondering how out of all this, any success is possible.

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Vivid account of the circumstances surrounding and the house-by-house battle for Falluja

Gritty, solid journalism paints the backdrop of the battle from an international scale with the biased mendacious Arab press, the hand wringing dithering Europeans and the U.S.'s own collection of burrocratic bumblers and idiots all contributing to insuring that the problem of Falluja was dealt with in the least optimal manner.

The author then brings into crisp focus the lives of the military personnel that were on the ground. Those individuals that had to deal with the treacherous local politicians and undependable Iraqi forces and who finally had to clear Falluja house by house of jihadies that thanks to the indecisiveness of the powers that be had six months to dig in, supply and prepare.

I am in awe if the young men that fought this fanatical pestilential scum, sometimes room by room and sometimes to the death.

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Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!

No True Glory is an absolutely fascinating true-life story about our brave Marines who fought the tough fight in Iraq. A tremendous amount has been said about the WWII generation. The current generation of young men and women fighting for America in Iraq, as depicted in this book, demonstrate the valor, bravery and courage that denote this generation as one of the country's best! All Americans must read this book. Not only is it a great read, but it will make you proud that America's young people are equal to the task at hand! Thank God for the United States Marine Corps, and thank you Bing West for writing the book!

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Astounding bravery

This is a gripping account of the battles for Fallujah. What is most striking is the lengths to which the Marines went to insure that only bad guys were killed. To stand outside a house, knowing that there are enemies inside, and knowing that you could simply call up a tank to level the place, yet then going room to room to make sure there are no innocents inside is true bravery. Gen. West does an outstanding job of putting the reader in the battles, and even provides an insight into the strategic decisions.

Truly Eye-opening and Heart-stopping

I am so glad this book was written and wish more people would read it!
It is an incredible account of what really happened in and around Fallujah. And the things that happened are hard to believe but they must be known and understood. We can no longer walk blindly hoping it will all be over before it directly affects us individually. It is affecting us, quietly.
If this book doesn't make you a little more angry, frustrated or sad, you're not paying attention. If it doesn't make you feel a little more proud of our heroes in the armed forces, you just don't understand!

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