The Devil's Sandbox With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq,9780760323946

The Devil's Sandbox With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq

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ISBN13: 9780760323946
ISBN10: 0760323941
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-10-15
Publisher(s): Zenith Press
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Summary

The story of the 2nd Battalion of Oregons 162nd Infantry Regiment (2/162) in Iraq, this book gives readers an intimate look at the reality of National Guardsmen at war. Follow the 2/162 from their call-up in summer 2003 to their return home in spring 2005. The Devils Sandbox immerses readers in some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq war and in some of the most rewarding and forward-looking civil affairs projects aimed at rebuilding this broken nation. It offers rare insight into what this war means for the citizen-soldier at home and abroad.

Author Biography

As the aviation historian on Dyanmix Inc.’s award-winning historical flight simulation team, John Bruning worked on Red Baron and Red Baron II, which he also designed. He is now a writer and consultant with six books to his credit, including Ship Strike Pacific (Zenith Press, 2005). He lives with his family in Independence, Oregon.
 

Table of Contents

AUTHOR'S NOTE VII
INTRODUCTION THE SANDBOX X
PART I BONDS 1(54)
ONE JULY 2003
3(7)
TWO SYNERGY
10(9)
THREE MANPOWER PLUS BRUNS
19(6)
FOUR THE FIRST GOODBYES
25(6)
FIVE TEXAS
31(4)
SIX LIGHT INFANTRY ON WHEELS
35(6)
SEVEN STRAINS OF COMMAND
41(6)
EIGHT FINISHING SCHOOL
47(4)
NINE ONE MORE LAST GOODBYE
51(4)
PART II ROAD WARRIORS 55(48)
TEN THE CARDBOARD COFFINS
57(6)
ELEVEN MUSLIM BROWNSHIRTS
63(3)
TWELVE THE ELEPHANT
66(5)
THIRTEEN THE JED CLAMPETTS GO TO WAR
71(7)
FOURTEEN SERIAL FIVE
78(7)
FIFTEEN WAITING: THE OTHER AGONY
85(2)
SIXTEEN FIRST DAYS OF WORK
87(4)
SEVENTEEN THE 91ST PSALM
91(5)
EIGHTEEN THE ROCKETS OF TAJI
96(2)
NINETEEN THE FINE ART OF COMMAND
98(5)
PART III CONTACT 103(68)
TWENTY RIGHT SEAT INTO RPGs
105(3)
TWENTY-ONE DUMPED IN BAGHDAD
108(2)
TWENTY-TWO A GLIMPSE OF WHAT COULD BE
110(3)
TWENTY-THREE OPERATION OSCAR
113(4)
TWENTY-FOUR THE EDGE OF SADR CITY
117(3)
TWENTY-FIVE THE FIRST HEROES
120(4)
TWENTY-SIX SIXTY YEARS OF SHATTERED PEACE
124(4)
TWENTY-SEVEN TOBY KEITH INTERLUDE
128(1)
TWENTY EIGHT JUSTICE: SWIFT AND RIGHTEOUS
129(3)
TWENTY-NINE THE IMAGES AT HOME
132(2)
THIRTY THE ONE WHO HAD TO DIE
134(8)
THIRTY-ONE AFTERMATH
142(3)
THIRTY-TWO SHEIK MAJEID
145(4)
THIRTY-THREE TROLLING FOR TERRORISTS
149(5)
THIRTY-FOUR THE KNEE-HIGH SNIPER
154(4)
THIRTY-FIVE COMMAND DECISION
158(4)
THIRTY-SIX THE GRAY-HAIRED MYSTERY MAN
162(2)
THIRTY-SEVEN THE HELL HOUNDS' LAST RIDE
164(7)
PART IV THE AL SADR SMACKDOWN 171(44)
THIRTY-EIGHT MOQTADA REPRISE
173(1)
THIRTY-NINE THE CHARGE OF THE MODOC WARRIOR
174(4)
FORTY THE BATTLE OF JAMELIA POWER STATION
178(8)
FORTY-ONE THE FIGHT ON THE PERIMETER
186(2)
FORTY-TWO KILOMETER-LONG KILL ZONE
188(3)
FORTY-THREE THE FACE OF THE ENEMY
191(5)
FORTY-FOUR THE PRIVATE WAR OF SERGEANT HELLMAN
196(7)
FORTY-FIVE ZONE 22 RODEOS
203(5)
FORTY-SIX BUDWEISER BRIDGE
208(7)
PART V THE BATTLE OF NAJAF 215(52)
FORTY-SEVEN THE COVER OF STARS AND STRIPES
217(3)
FORTY-EIGHT CAPTAIN GLASS' FINEST HOUR
220(5)
FORTY-NINE KRIS HANEY'S CHUNK OF HISTORY
225(4)
FIFTY ZERO TO CRUSTY IN NO TIME FLAT
229(4)
FIFTY-ONE FIVE THOUSAND NEW MARTYRS
233(2)
FIFTY-TWO THE DAY OF DONKEY DEATH
235(4)
FIFTY-THREE THE APACHE HILTON
239(5)
FIFTY-FOUR ELDRED'S FIST OF GOD
244(5)
FIFTY-FIVE THE TUTTLE CHAPTER
249(1)
FIFTY-SIX 18TH AND CHRISTIES
250(4)
FIFTY-SEVEN OF BRAS AND WEDDING GOWNS
254(5)
FIFTY-EIGHT THE PIRANHA KITTENS
259(5)
FIFTY-NINE THE DEAL
264(3)
PART VI THE LAST HEROES 267(40)
SIXTY WHERE DO THE WOUNDED GO?
269(8)
SIXTY-ONE THROUGH HARDSHIPS - TO THINGS OF HONOR
277(4)
SIXTY-TWO MUSHADA MARKET
281(7)
SIXTY-THREE FALLUJAH
288(3)
SIXTY-FOUR THE WOMAN ON THE ROOF
291(13)
SIXTY-FIVE THE INK-STAINED FINGER
304(3)
EPILOGUE 307(6)
POSTSCRIPT THE REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR 313(10)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 323(1)
APPENDICES 324(4)
GLOSSARY 328(2)
MAPS 330(5)
INDEX 335

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