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(0)David Bellavia
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat, Staff Sergeant Bellavia ultimately cleared an entire enemy-filled house." So reads the Medal of Honor citation describing one of the Iraq War's most celebrated acts of heroism. But the full story of the brotherhood at the heart of these events is untold--and far more remarkable. In 2004, David Bellavia's U.S. Army unit, an infantry batƯtalion known as the Ramrods--2nd...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In November, 2004, a U.S. infantry squad in Fallujah plunged into one of the most sustained and savage urban battles in the history of American men at arms. Ssg. Bellavia and his men confronted an enemy who had weeks to prepare, booby-trapping houses, arranging ambushes, rigging entire city blocks as explosive-laden kill zones, and even stocking up on steroids. Entering one house, alone, Bellavia faced the fight of his life against six insurgents,...
