2nd Battle of Fallujah (Operation Phantom Fury / Al-Fajr): eBooks

Fallujah. Few names conjure up as many images of blood, sacrifice, and valour as does this ancient city. This sprawling concrete jungle was the scene of two 2004 major U.S. operations. The first was Operation Vigilant Resolve, the second, Operation Phantom Fury. New Dawn is the first comprehensive history of this fighting.

The Second Battle for Fallujah, dubbed Operation Phantom Fury, took place over an almost two-month period, from November 7 to December 23, 2004.The Marine Corps' biggest battle in Iraq to date, it was so prolonged and fierce that it has entered the pantheon of USMC battles alongside Iwo Jima, Inchon, and Hue City.This book offers an in-depth, intimate look into Operation Phantom Fury, the single most significant battle undertaken during the occupation of Iraq.

Nobody has seen more of the Iraqi war than David Bellavia. On November 8, 2004, the largest battle of thousands of insurgents bunkered down in booby-trapped houses and rooftops. Now Bellavia reveals the heart-stopping details of the hand-to-hand battles that went on in the streets and throughout booby-trapped houses.