They called us "lucky" : the life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit / Ruben Gallego with Jim DeFelice

Author: Gallego, Ruben, 1979-
Additional Titles: Life and afterlife of the Iraq War's hardest hit unit
Published: New York, NY : Custom House, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: DeFelice, Jim, 1956-

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Contents

Prologue: Were we in combat? -- Harvard Marine -- Flying in -- In the suck -- Lucky Lima -- Desolation -- We just keep dying -- The worst road in Iraq -- Dead man walking -- Back to me -- Eleven is my favorite number -- Postscript: The lucky and the dead -- Coda: Democracy survives - The Insurrection, January 6, 2021 -- Collaborator's note: There is no such thing as a "part-time" Marine.

Summary

"Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--

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9780063045811 hardcover
0063045818 hardcover
9780063045804 trade paperback
006304580X trade paperback

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-323).

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