We Got Him!: A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein - Hardcover

Russell, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451662483 ISBN 13: 9781451662481

Publisher: Threshold Editions, 2011

Synopsis

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Russell presents a compelling firsthand account of the actual raids that led to the capture of Saddam Hussein.

When U.S. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America’s military elite. It was a brilliant example of history repeating itself in the most positive way; less than a decade earlier, the capture of Saddam Hussein, a triumph of military strategy in and of itself, opened the door for the most recent and essential victory in the War on Terror. Here is the riveting account of a grand human saga that tested every element of character and fortitude: the six-month manhunt that ended at a hole on the bank of the Tigris River, and the blow-by-blow plays of the actual raids that netted Saddam, culminating in the electrifying quote heard around the globe, “We Got Him!”

No other event in Operation Iraqi Freedom caught the attention of the world like the hunt for and capture of Saddam Hussein. Square in the middle of the search, living in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit, were Lt. Col. Steve Russell and his men of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Packed with rare photos and insider information, We Got Him! chronicles the day-by-day search and the successes and dead ends as regular and special-operations soldiers tore into Saddam’s social networks. This is the definitive account of this major historical event and of the sacrifice that made it happen. It also provides a rare look at the enemy side of the action. With his extensive journal notes, combat reports, and painstaking research, Steve Russell has preserved the story as only someone who lived the experience can do.

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From the Inside Flap:

When U.S. forces exterminated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, the world cheered not only the death of the 9/11 terrorist mastermind but the unmatched might, skill, and perseverance of America's military elite. It was a brilliant example of history repeating itself in the most positive way; less than a decade earlier, the capture of Saddam Hussein, a triumph of military strategy in and of itself, opened the door for the most recent and essential victory in the War on Terror. Here is the riveting account of a grand human saga that tested every element of character and fortitude: the six-month manhunt that ended at a hole on the bank of the Tigris River, and the blow-by-blow plays of the actual raids that netted Saddam, culminating in the electrifying quote heard around the globe, "We Got Him!"No other event in Operation Iraqi Freedom caught the attention of the world like the hunt for and capture of Saddam Hussein. Square in the middle of the search, living in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, were Lt. Col. Steve Russell and his men of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Packed with rare photos and insider information, We Got Him! chronicles the day-by-day search and the successes and dead ends as regular and special-operations soldiers tore into Saddam's social networks. This is the definitive account of this major historical event and of the sacrifice that made it happen. It also provides a rare look at the enemy side of the action. With his extensive journal notes, combat reports, and painstaking research, Steve Russell has preserved the story as only someone who lived the experience can do.

From the Back Cover:

"A moving, gripping account of one of the most remarkable achievements of soldiering in a generation."
 
--Gen. (Ret.) Tommy Franks
 
"Steve delivers the most accurate account I have read to date of the capture of Saddam Hussein."
 
--Gen. Raymond Odierno, Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commander of the 4th Infantry Division (2002-2004);
Commander of III Corps and Multi-National Corps--Iraq (1006-2008);
Commander Multi-National Force--Iraq (2008-2010)
 
"A ground-eye view of the cooperation of the U.S. Army and special-operations forces that led to Saddam's capture, and a model for the way the forces have worked together since."
 
--Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press/former CBS News correspondent and author of
Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report - and Survive - the War in Iraq
 
"Steve Russell and his Regulars used toughness, ingenuity, and good old-fashioned street smarts
 to break open Saddam's inner circle."
 
--Brian Bennett, Washington correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and
former Baghdad bureau chief of Time magazine

"An extraordinary personal glimpse of the war. A monumental credit to himself, his troops and the United States of America."
 
--The late Robin Moore, author of The Green Berets and The French Connection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1451662483
• ISBN 13: 9781451662481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480