The devil's sandbox : with the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at war in Iraq / John R. Bruning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruning, John R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 162nd. Battalion, 2nd.

United States.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Commando operations.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, Minn. : Zenith Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Citizen soldiers have played a unique role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and their extended deployment and role in the wars battles have changed the towns, cities, and states they hail from as well. The Devil's Sandbox - a nickname for Iraq - is the story of the 2nd Battalion of Oregon's 162nd Infantry Regiment (2/162), and provides readers an intimate look at the reality of National Guardsmen at war. Follow the 2/162 from their call-up in the summer of 2003 to their return home in the spring of 2005. Witness some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq War and some of the most rewarding and forward-looking civil affairs projects aimed at rebuilding the broken nation of Iraq. Read how the town in Oregon struggles to do without the people - the accountants, lawyers, mechanics, et. al. - who went to serve in the war. The Devil's Sandbox offers a rare insight into what this war means for the citizen-soldier at home and abroad, and chronicles a battalion that earned the respect of the regular Army soldiers who fought alongside them in some of the toughest battles in the Iraq war.

Contents:

pt. 1. Bonds

pt. 2. Road warriors

pt. 3. Contact

pt. 4. The Al Sadr smackdown

pt. 5. The battle of Najaf

pt. 6. The last heroes.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-61673-754-9