The Devil's Sandbox
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The Devil's Sandbox

With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq

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eBook - ePub

The Devil's Sandbox

With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Zenith Press
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9780760323946
eBook ISBN
9781616737542

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Author’s Note
  5. Introduction: The Sandbox
  6. Part I: Bonds
  7. Part II: Road Warriors
  8. Part III: Contact
  9. Part IV: The Al Sadr Smackdown
  10. Part V: The Battle of Najaf
  11. Part VI: The Last Heroes
  12. Epilogue
  13. Postscript The Reflection in the Mirror
  14. Acknowledgments
  15. Appendices
  16. Glossary
  17. Maps
  18. Index
  19. Dedication
  20. Copyright Page