Battle for Baqubah - Softcover

Colella, 1SG Robert S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1469791064 ISBN 13: 9781469791067

Publisher: iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

The Battle for Baqubah: Killing Our Way Out is a firsthand account-and sometimes a minute-by-minute tale-of a raw, in-your-face street fight with Al Qaeda militants over a fifteen-month span in the volatile Diyala Province of Iraq. This story is presented through the eyes of a first sergeant serving with B Company 1-12 Cavalry (Bonecrushers), 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas. The author takes the reader into the midst of the conflict in and around Baqubah-Iraq's "City of Death"-a campaign that lasted most of 2007. The author and his fellow Bonecrushers watched as the city went from sectarian fighting amongst the Shiite and Sunnis, to an all-out jihad against the undermanned and dangerously dispersed US forces within Baqubah and the outlying areas.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert S. Colella was born and raised in Levittown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harry S. Truman High School before joining the US Army and serving throughout the world, including multiple tours of duty in Iraq. He retired as a senior military instructor with the University of Central Florida's ROTC program. He lives in Florida with his wife, Jennifer, and two daughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1469791064
• ISBN 13: 9781469791067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416