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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
Thunder Run The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
Author: David Zucchino, Mark Bowden
Thunder Run is the story of the bold assault on Baghdad by the Spartan Brigade of the Third Infantry Division. With fewer than a thousand men, and facing Iraqi forces dug into bunkers and buildings, the brigade punched a hole through the heart of Baghdad with a high-speed charge to Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace and Republican Guard headqu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871139115
ISBN-10: 0871139111
Publication Date: 3/22/2004
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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Not as good as Blackhawk down, but still a good modern war book.
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Amazing. The chutzpah of the American commanders on their strike into Baghdad wasn't too surprising, but the decision to stay; and then the fight to stay, were enough to scare this retired infantry officer to death. It was a near thing and couldn't have been done by any other military in the world. This book is a keeper.


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