No True Glory: Fallujah and the Struggle in Iraq

A Frontline Account

By: Bing West

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

“This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it.”—Senator John McCain

Fallujah: Iraq’s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead.

The epic battle for Fallujah reveals the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.

The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah “as soft as fog.” But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city—against the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusion—only to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.

Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every level—senior policy makers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front lines—No True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complex—and often costly—interconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.©2005 Bing West; (P)2005 Books on Tape

Gripping details

"NO TRUE GLORY" provides details and personalized a number of the heroic actions of OUR Marines in combat! The fighting spirit of our Marines, and their love for each other is awe inspiring!! God bless these 18-22 year old Americans who carry out the orders/policies and bear the brunt of combat!
The details of the behind the scenes decision-making was very interesting. Things I would imagine most people don't know. This information and the resources it was drawn from, as well as the resulting successes and failures from these decisions, should be used for future combat.

great book!

one of the best ones yet. the narrator made me fill as though I knew these Marines personally. there were times I found myself on the edge of my seat. I would literally cringe when one of the Marines would go down and joyfully raise my fist in the air and loudly give a " Hell yea! " when the guys would close with and destroy the enemy. I'll be adding this one to my library and I strongly recommend that you do the same. Semper fi and God speed my brothers.

Courage and Insanity

Great Book. Gives a phenomenal background on the Battle of Fallujah and details many stories of individual courage displayed by American Infantrymen. All in the midst of chaotic, disorganized and disastrous political decisions made by their superiors in Baghdad & Washington.

This is a must read book!

If you are as sick as I am of the press not providing adequate coverage of the heros still fighting in Iraq today, then you must read this book! It is well written and well read. Well worth purchasing.

Incredible

A grueling account of a battle that had to be fought against an enemy that needed to be defeated.