Ghost riders of Baghdad: soldiers, civilians, and the myth of the surge 9781611687811, 9781611688276, 1611688272

Table of contents :
Preface: "No shit, there we were": Salman Pak backstory --
Enter the "ghost riders": 2nd Platoon, B/3-61 CAV --
Citizenship and sacrifice: reflections on military service --
Life as a countdown: drinking, training, and otherwise getting by --
Doing more with less --
"These dudes are trying to kill us" --
Indispensable friends: Mark and the interpreters --
Breaking point: fear, loss, and defeat --
Sunni versus Shia: the anatomy of sectarian civil war --
Ushering in the "surge": farewell Mada'in, hello Baghdad --
Troop shortage, troop surge: good people, bad advice --
A night to remember --
Shouting at Lindsay Graham --
Staggering to the finish line: aftermath in a shattered platoon --
Disappointing paths: Iraq, seven years on --
War in the rearview: on life after Iraq --
Coda the power of memory.

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