{"product_id":"9780307418531","title":"The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines","description":"BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Bing West's \u003ci\u003eNo True Glory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Strongest Tribe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With unprecedented access and previously unreported detail, here is a first hand  account of the 22-day march to Baghdad that takes you behind the scenes and to the  front line...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No one reporting on the war in Iraq had the unique battlefield clearance  afforded the authors of this dramatic eyewitness account. Unlike embedded journalists  confined to a single unit, West and Smith acquired a captured yellow SUV and joined  with whatever unit was leading the assault every day of the fight. The result is  a report of what really happened from the heart of the action unlike anything you’ ll read anywhere else.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “While we will move swiftly and aggressively against those  who resist, we will treat all others with decency, demonstrating chivalry and soldierly  compassion for people who have endured a lifetime under Saddam’s oppression.”—Major  General J.N. Mattis, 1st Marine Division, Commanding\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here is the story that can  be told only by those who actually witnessed the action of the famed 1st Marine Division’ s march on Baghdad, from the shaky beginning of U.S. operations in southern Iraq  to the capture of U.S. prisoners, the misreported “fierce Iraqi resistance,” and  the aggressive assaults that led to a quick and decisive victory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With over a half  century of military and combat experience between them, bestselling author F. J.  “Bing” West and Major General Ray L. Smith, USMC (Ret.), combine expert military  analysis with dramatic battlefield reporting. They bring the reader on a march that  ended in victory—but was shadowed by second-guessing, unexpected reversals, and the  threat of catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With access to three-star generals in the command centers  and to privates in the field, the authors reveal how the strategic plan played out  in battle, showing what went well and what failed, and detailing power struggles  for military and political control never reported. The result is destined to become  the definitive account of ground warfare in Iraq.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103391072496,"sku":"9780307418531","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307418531_p0.jpg?v=1763672504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307418531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}