Silverman, Michael E.,  1965- <br/><br/>
Awakening victory :  How Iraqi tribes and American troops reclaimed Al Anbar Province and defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq / 
 How Iraqi tribes and American troops reclaimed Al Anbar Province and defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq 
Michael E. Silverman. 
 - Havertown, Pa. ;  Newbury :  Casemate,  2011. 
 - x, 310 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Invasion -- Rise of the insurgency -- The train-up -- Through the looking glass -- Bad guys and good guys -- A rainy morning in Georgia -- Changing of the guard -- The dark days -- Expensive garbage trucks -- Call to freedom -- Out to Jazeera -- On the Eastern Front -- Everlasting bomb stoppers -- Dancing the Chobi -- Thar Thar is hot -- Chasing al Qaeda. 
<br/><br/> "[The book] tells the story of this ... campaign through the eyes of the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was right in the thick of the fight. The book also provides a description of the Iraqi insurgency-- particularly al Qaeda in Iraq ... The author uses the actions of his battalion to describe a paradigm shift that occurred, while in a totally foreign culture, which allowed for a move from a war of bombs and bullets to one of partnership and ideas"--Dust jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781612000626 (hbk.) 1612000622 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012374095 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB194791  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015865277  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Silverman, Michael E., 1965- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  Armored Regiment, 69th.  Battalion, 3rd. <br/>Qaida (Organization)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns--Iraq--Anbār (Province)<br/>Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.<br/>Counterinsurgency--Iraq--Anbār (Province)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS79.764  / .A63S55 2011