History - Military - Iraq War (2003-2011)

Victory Has a Body Count.The Reckoning Is Personal.When Harry Martinez volunteered, he was a police officer and a father who understood what war demands. He had served in the Marine Corps in the first Gulf War. In 2005, he arrived in Ramadi with the...

Proud to Serve is a firsthand account of leadership, logistics, and command responsibility at defining moments in American history. It opens in the chaos of the Pentagon after September 11, 2001, where a US Army officer helps drive response and recovery operations that alter...

"A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every sensitive, harrowing, high-stakes operation in the decade following 9/11. His account of combat from the cockpit of the world's most exceptional special ops aviation unit and...

The wars since 9/11, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, have generated frustration and an increasing sense of failure in the West. Much of the blame has been attributed to poor strategy. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, public enquiries and defence...

Author: Samuel HelfontPublisher: Oxford University PressPublished: 10/15/2025Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 6.84h x 5.14w x 0.33dISBN: 9780197753637About the AuthorSamuel Helfont is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy in the Naval War College Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He holds...

ABC News' Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak in her account of "Black Sunday"--a battle during one of the deadliest periods of the Iraq War. The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in Sadr City...

Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them in Iraq as the head of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. Whenever IEDs were discovered, he and his men would lead the way in either disarming the deadly devices or...

American Legacy Book Awards Winner"The harrowing accounts detail the experiencesof 11 US soldiers and Marines who have been ravaged by modern warfare and its psychological aftermath. What makes Kevin's reporting unique and essential is that it didn't stop on the battlefield--he followed his subjects...

Navy SEAL and author of Overcome Jason Redman's highly-charged account of his combat missions in Iraq and his miraculous recovery from wounds that might have killed him--if it were not for his grit and the devotion of his wife and family Decorated Navy SEAL...

The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an explosive and unlikely story of service and sacrifice. Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name of the...

Spring, 2003.A small group of Special Forces and CIA operatives must establish a second front to tie down the Iraqi Army in the north to support the pending US-led invasion in the south.The mission sounds simple. The reality is anything but.The plan is to...

Spring, 2003.A small group of Special Forces and CIA operatives must establish a second front to tie down the Iraqi Army in the north to support the pending US-led invasion in the south.The mission sounds simple. The reality is anything but.The plan is to...

With a new preface by the author on the Gaza war An unflinching exposé of the hidden costs of American war-making written with "an immense and rare humanity" (Naomi Klein) by one of our premier political analystsEvery election cycle, candidates across the political spectrum...