Bibliograph

With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003, no greater friend, no worse enemy, by Michael S. Groen and contributors

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Label

With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003, no greater friend, no worse enemy, by Michael S. Groen and contributors

Language

eng

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federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Michael S. Groen and contributors

Series statement

Occasional paper

Sub title

no greater friend, no worse enemy

Summary

"[This] is a narrative describing the actions of Marines in combat during the liberation of Iraq ... Blue Diamond, the 1st Division's Operation Iraqi Freedom nom de guerre, consisted of some 20,000 Marines and Sailors and 8,000 vehicles organized into three regimental combat teams ... '[This] is not a story of each of them, but the story of all of them' ..."--Foreword

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Planning and preparation -- Force planning and planning refinements -- Adjustments to the plan and combat rehearsals -- The opening gambit -- Bridgehead over the Tigris -- Attack to secure Eastern Baghdad -- Task force Tripoli -- Security and stabilization operations -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Command and staff list -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: 1st Marine Division honor roll

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No greater friend, no worse enemy

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