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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price This gripping journal of a company commander from 2003 to early 2004 in some of the most dangerous areas of post-Hussein Iraq discusses tactics, techniques, and procedures as they evolved in the struggle to maintain order and rebuild the country. The journal tells of the dichotomy of combat operations versus nation building. It vividly captures the stresses of combat and corresponding emotions as they accumulate over time in a combat outfit. It reinforces the ideal of camaraderie among soldiers and deals with the emotional impact of losing friends in battle. Understanding these could prove invaluable to those who courageously serve our nation and will continue to endure them in this and future conflicts. Related products: When the Akimotos Went to War: An Untold Story of Family, Patriotism and Sacrifice During World War II is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-088-00001-1 The Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer: Backbone of the Armed Forces is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00568-9 Civil Affairs: Soldiers Become Governors -- Paperback -- 2014-Reprint can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00572-7 End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01063-3 Voices From the Field is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/056-000-00058-5

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Reviews from Goodreads: Marjorie rated it with 5 stars and had this to say, My son (Army ROTC) may be in Battleground Afghanistan in a few years. Captain Brown's obsession with cleanliness, physical training, field practice, and what's for dinner were instructive. His frank observations about the impact of a democratic military on a tribal society were informative. The losses he and his unit suffered in one year were eye-opening. His diary is my introduction to 21st century war, a see-saw between the boring groundhog days of laying about and the terror-anger-controlled violence of being hunted, hunting and killing--and then having diplomatic teas with the population that has come to respect you through fear. I can only hope that my son will negotiate the confusions, conundrums and disparities of war with as sane an eye as Captain Brown's. John Monti rated it 5 stars and had this to say, Brown served in Iraq immediately after the invasion and saw the insurgency begin to unfold in 2003, especially in Sumara. He saw Iraq for what it is - too tribal for liberal democracy. Brown even says the taboo suggesting the Saddam Hussein governed Iraq like he did for a reason...the people only responded to strength.Brown gave the reader a feeling of what it was like to be a company commander in a mechanized unit with Bradley IFVs (infantry fighting vehicles). Brown is a good mentor; he was a Ranger officer as well. Appendix A is an Army operations summary nutshell which would be good to read for a layman before reading the book itself. Jan Hjortshoj rated it 4 stars and had this to say, Clear and disturbing insight into the realities of Iraq in 2004. Makes you reflect on how tragically mismatched the tools, training and tasking where to the mission of speed-dialling a tribal based dictatorship of the 19th century ionto an open westernstyle democracy. Amblingbooks.com Here is a book that tells it like it was?In general, what we see on TV or read about the war is written by journalists and is not the first-hand account of the soldiers who are over there. Captain Brown has done a fine job of recounting his participation in Iraq. ? Military magazine

Reviews from Goodreads: <p>Marjorie rated it with 5 stars and had this to say, <p> My son (Army ROTC) may be in Battleground Afghanistan in a few years. Captain Brown's obsession with cleanliness, physical training, field practice, and what's for dinner were instructive. His frank observations about the impact of a democratic military on a tribal society were informative. The losses he and his unit suffered in one year were eye-opening. His diary is my introduction to 21st century war, a see-saw between the boring groundhog days of laying about and the terror-anger-controlled violence of being hunted, hunting and killing--and then having diplomatic teas with the population that has come to respect you through fear. I can only hope that my son will negotiate the confusions, conundrums and disparities of war with as sane an eye as Captain Brown's. <p>John Monti rated it 5 stars and had this to say, <p> Brown served in Iraq immediately after the invasion and saw the insurgency begin to unfold in 2003, especially in Sumara. He saw Iraq for what it is - too tribal for liberal democracy. Brown even says the taboo suggesting the Saddam Hussein governed Iraq like he did for a reason...the people only responded to strength.<p>Brown gave the reader a feeling of what it was like to be a company commander in a mechanized unit with Bradley IFVs (infantry fighting vehicles). Brown is a good mentor; he was a Ranger officer as well. Appendix A is an Army operations summary nutshell which would be good to read for a layman before reading the book itself. <p>Jan Hjortshoj rated it 4 stars and had this to say, <p> Clear and disturbing insight into the realities of Iraq in 2004. Makes you reflect on how tragically mismatched the tools, training and tasking where to the mission of speed-dialling a tribal based dictatorship of the 19th century ionto an open westernstyle democracy. <p>Amblingbooks.com<p> Here is a book that tells it like it was?In general, what we see on TV or read abou

Reviews from Goodreads: Marjorie rated it with 5 stars and had this to say, My son (Army ROTC) may be in Battleground Afghanistan in a few years. Captain Brown's obsession with cleanliness, physical training, field practice, and what's for dinner were instructive. His frank observations about the impact of a democratic military on a tribal society were informative. The losses he and his unit suffered in one year were eye-opening. His diary is my introduction to 21st century war, a see-saw between the boring groundhog days of laying about and the terror-anger-controlled violence of being hunted, hunting and killing--and then having diplomatic teas with the population that has come to respect you through fear. I can only hope that my son will negotiate the confusions, conundrums and disparities of war with as sane an eye as Captain Brown's. John Monti rated it 5 stars and had this to say, Brown served in Iraq immediately after the invasion and saw the insurgency begin to unfold in 2003, especially in Sumara. He saw Iraq for what it is - too tribal for liberal democracy. Brown even says the taboo suggesting the Saddam Hussein governed Iraq like he did for a reason...the people only responded to strength.Brown gave the reader a feeling of what it was like to be a company commander in a mechanized unit with Bradley IFVs (infantry fighting vehicles). Brown is a good mentor; he was a Ranger officer as well. Appendix A is an Army operations summary nutshell which would be good to read for a layman before reading the book itself. Jan Hjortshoj rated it 4 stars and had this to say, Clear and disturbing insight into the realities of Iraq in 2004. Makes you reflect on how tragically mismatched the tools, training and tasking where to the mission of speed-dialling a tribal based dictatorship of the 19th century ionto an open westernstyle democracy. Amblingbooks.com Here is a book that tells it like it was?In general, what we see on TV or read abou

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