Ambush Alley

Autori

• Tim Pritchard (Journalist)

Parametri

• Guerre
• Narrativa
• Prosa di guerra
• Saggistica
• Storia

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The narrative focuses on the harrowing urban battle in Nasiriyah during the Iraq War, where U.S. Marines from Task Force Tarawa faced an unexpected and intense confrontation. Initially a routine operation to secure two bridges, the situation escalated into a brutal twenty-four-hour clash, resulting in the deaths of eighteen Marines and injuries to over thirty-five others. This encounter marked the single heaviest loss for the U.S. military in the early stages of the conflict, highlighting the unpredictability and intensity of urban warfare.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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